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Port of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago · May 2025
Visas issued at Port of Spain in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,853 | 93.3% | 2,623 | 5,348 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 56 | 1.8% | 31 | 47 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 24 | 0.8% | 4 | 2 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 18 | 0.6% | 8 | 36 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 16 | 0.5% | 33 | 15 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 15 | 0.5% | 6 | 19 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 14 | 0.5% | 5 | 14 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 13 | 0.4% | 6 | 7 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.1% | 21 | 12 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 17 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 14 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 28 | 26.2% | 1 | 6 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 25 | 23.4% | 1 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 18 | 16.8% | 16 | 34 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 10 | 9.3% | 10 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 8.4% | 6 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 7.5% | 5 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 2.8% | 4 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 1.9% | 0 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 15 |
Context
| May 2025 | Port of Spain | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,058 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +10% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -45% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 107 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Port of Spain page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Port of Spain issue in May 2025?
3,058 nonimmigrant visas and 107 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 63th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Port of Spain?
April 2025: 2,788 nonimmigrant visas (+10% to May 2025). May 2024: 5,566 (-45%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,853 (93.3%), F1 56 (1.8%), O2 24 (0.8%), J1 18 (0.6%), C1/D 16 (0.5%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.