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Port of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago · January 2025
Visas issued at Port of Spain in January 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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,597 | 96.3% | 3,133 | 4,733 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 28 | 0.7% | 22 | 13 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 22 | 0.6% | 43 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.3% | 34 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.3% | 4 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 9 | 0.2% | 13 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.2% | 15 | 21 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0.2% | 13 | 13 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 29 | 37.7% | 25 | 36 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 14.3% | 6 | 11 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 11 | 14.3% | 3 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 14.3% | 13 | 8 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 7.8% | 7 | 16 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 5.2% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.6% | 6 | 8 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Port of Spain | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,734 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +13% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -23% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 77 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 10 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Port of Spain issue in January 2025?
3,734 nonimmigrant visas and 77 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 55th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Port of Spain?
December 2024: 3,316 nonimmigrant visas (+13% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 4,865 (-23%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,597 (96.3%), C1/D 28 (0.7%), F1 22 (0.6%), H1B 12 (0.3%), C1 11 (0.3%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.