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Bangkok · Thailand · September 2025
Visas issued at Bangkok in September 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,907 | 84.8% | 4,846 | 2,634 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 171 | 3% | 710 | 152 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 158 | 2.7% | 136 | 280 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 141 | 2.4% | 132 | 156 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 72 | 1.2% | 243 | 50 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 57 | 1% | 16 | 54 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 45 | 0.8% | 31 | 46 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 34 | 0.6% | 57 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 34 | 0.6% | 29 | 92 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 31 | 0.5% | 49 | 50 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 0.5% | 31 | 37 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14 | 0.2% | 2 | 24 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 14 | 0.2% | 24 | 18 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 11 | 0.2% | 24 | 6 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 5 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.2% | 9 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.1% | 14 | 10 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 6 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0.1% | 12 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 3 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 9 | 12 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 71 | 30.5% | 57 | 73 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 52 | 22.3% | 36 | 40 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 33 | 14.2% | 27 | 37 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 27 | 11.6% | 21 | 22 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 17 | 7.3% | 13 | 18 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 4.3% | 7 | 14 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 2.1% | 8 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 1.3% | 7 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 3 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 3 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,786 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +55% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 233 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in September 2025?
5,786 nonimmigrant visas and 233 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 37th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
August 2025: 6,427 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 3,744 (+55%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,907 (84.8%), F1 171 (3%), A2 158 (2.7%), C1/D 141 (2.4%), J1 72 (1.2%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.