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Ankara · Turkey · February 2025
Visas issued at Ankara 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 | 3,843 | 92.4% | 3,976 | 3,280 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 51 | 1.2% | 85 | 141 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 37 | 0.9% | 26 | 112 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 29 | 0.7% | 53 | 54 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 0.6% | 32 | 16 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 23 | 0.6% | 25 | 28 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 21 | 0.5% | 13 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.4% | 9 | 17 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 0.4% | 29 | 20 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.4% | 16 | 14 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 14 | 0.3% | 110 | 73 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.2% | 45 | 51 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.2% | 21 | 0 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.1% | 15 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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 | 161 | 23.7% | 110 | 120 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 132 | 19.5% | 136 | 114 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 84 | 12.4% | 67 | 57 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 75 | 11.1% | 52 | 36 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 44 | 6.5% | 36 | 31 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 26 | 3.8% | 19 | 11 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 23 | 3.4% | 23 | 18 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 19 | 2.8% | 13 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 17 | 2.5% | 14 | 28 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 16 | 2.4% | 26 | 18 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 15 | 2.2% | 15 | 43 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 12 | 1.8% | 7 | 12 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 10 | 1.5% | 1 | 11 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 13 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 1% | 14 | 14 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 1% | 12 | 20 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 0.7% | 10 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SI2 | Spouse of SI1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Ankara | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,157 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -8% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +6% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 678 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 560 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 37 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ankara issue in February 2025?
4,157 nonimmigrant visas and 678 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ankara?
January 2025: 4,506 nonimmigrant visas (-8% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 3,921 (+6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,843 (92.4%), J1 51 (1.2%), K1 37 (0.9%), A2 29 (0.7%), H1B 25 (0.6%).
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.