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Istanbul · Turkey · September 2025
Visas issued at Istanbul in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,274 | 88% | 3,747 | 6,175 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 280 | 5.8% | 260 | 418 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 50 | 1% | 241 | 88 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 44 | 0.9% | 48 | 36 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 44 | 0.9% | 86 | 59 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 25 | 0.5% | 1 | 35 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.4% | 24 | 17 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.3% | 29 | 8 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 14 | 0.3% | 10 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 11 | 0.2% | 31 | 16 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.2% | 3 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 10 | 0.2% | 22 | 15 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0.2% | 28 | 34 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.2% | 4 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.1% | 18 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 5 | 0.1% | 9 | 11 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| September 2025 | Istanbul | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,856 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | +6% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -30% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 20 months; F, M, J 3.5 months; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Istanbul issue in September 2025?
4,856 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 42th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Istanbul?
August 2025: 4,579 nonimmigrant visas (+6% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 6,974 (-30%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,274 (88%), C1/D 280 (5.8%), F1 50 (1%), H1B 44 (0.9%), J1 44 (0.9%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.