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Port of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago · July 2025
Visas issued at Port of Spain in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,466 | 92.3% | 3,003 | 3,746 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 95 | 2.5% | 41 | 124 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 37 | 1% | 24 | 23 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 20 | 0.5% | 22 | 21 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 0.5% | 32 | 11 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 0.4% | 17 | 28 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 14 | 0.4% | 7 | 5 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 0.3% | 19 | 18 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 11 | 0.3% | 8 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 7 | 10 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.2% | 9 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0.2% | 2 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | 7 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.2% | 2 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.1% | 9 | 12 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 13 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 36 | 29.3% | 19 | 21 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 22 | 17.9% | 19 | 22 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 16 | 13% | 6 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 12 | 9.8% | 1 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 8.1% | 8 | 23 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 7.3% | 8 | 8 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 4.9% | 20 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 2.4% | 1 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.6% | 3 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.6% | 4 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| July 2025 | Port of Spain | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,754 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | +16% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -7% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 123 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Port of Spain issue in July 2025?
3,754 nonimmigrant visas and 123 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 54th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Port of Spain?
June 2025: 3,226 nonimmigrant visas (+16% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 4,057 (-7%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,466 (92.3%), F1 95 (2.5%), J1 37 (1%), C1/D 20 (0.5%), L2 20 (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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.