Ankara · Turkey · May 2025
Visas issued at Ankara 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 | 3,032 | 75.7% | 3,213 | 2,682 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 585 | 14.6% | 578 | 240 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 127 | 3.2% | 66 | 242 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 43 | 1.1% | 28 | 78 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 30 | 0.7% | 17 | 131 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 27 | 0.7% | 14 | 28 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 0.6% | 16 | 25 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 0.5% | 29 | 75 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 19 | 0.5% | 24 | 17 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 19 | 0.5% | 12 | 16 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 18 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 10 | 0.2% | 16 | 7 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.2% | 14 | 6 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 7 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 5 | 0.1% | 12 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 8 | 7 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 18 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 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% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 153 | 24.8% | 113 | 187 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 114 | 18.5% | 118 | 119 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 61 | 9.9% | 84 | 45 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 61 | 9.9% | 43 | 34 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 38 | 6.2% | 27 | 11 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 30 | 4.9% | 13 | 12 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 27 | 4.4% | 16 | 20 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 21 | 3.4% | 15 | 12 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 20 | 3.2% | 30 | 31 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 15 | 2.4% | 6 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 15 | 2.4% | 16 | 19 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 14 | 2.3% | 14 | 22 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 14 | 2.3% | 12 | 10 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 11 | 1.8% | 0 | 5 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 8 | 1.3% | 3 | 14 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 5 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 10 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 7 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
Context
| May 2025 | Ankara | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,007 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +11% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 616 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 17 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ankara issue in May 2025?
4,007 nonimmigrant visas and 616 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 51th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ankara?
April 2025: 4,093 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to May 2025). May 2024: 3,622 (+11%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,032 (75.7%), J1 585 (14.6%), F1 127 (3.2%), J2 43 (1.1%), A2 30 (0.7%).
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.