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Port of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago · February 2025
Visas issued at Port of Spain in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,217 | 96.7% | 3,597 | 4,289 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 21 | 0.6% | 28 | 9 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 12 | 0.4% | 6 | 12 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 12 | 0.4% | 2 | 4 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 11 | 0.3% | 8 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 10 | 0.3% | 12 | 8 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 8 | 0.2% | 22 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 9 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 22 | 33.3% | 29 | 21 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 13 | 19.7% | 11 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 12 | 18.2% | 0 | 5 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 10 | 15.2% | 6 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 7.6% | 2 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 3% | 0 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Port of Spain | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,327 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -11% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -24% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 66 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 day; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Port of Spain issue in February 2025?
3,327 nonimmigrant visas and 66 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 58th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Port of Spain?
January 2025: 3,734 nonimmigrant visas (-11% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 4,383 (-24%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,217 (96.7%), C1/D 21 (0.6%), L1 12 (0.4%), P3 12 (0.4%), L2 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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.