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London · United Kingdom · February 2025
Visas issued at London 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 | 8,575 | 66% | 10,550 | 7,552 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 729 | 5.6% | 685 | 526 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 545 | 4.2% | 589 | 487 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 445 | 3.4% | 547 | 344 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 282 | 2.2% | 342 | 210 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 268 | 2.1% | 313 | 236 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 236 | 1.8% | 314 | 162 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 225 | 1.7% | 185 | 529 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 202 | 1.6% | 190 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 183 | 1.4% | 199 | 109 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 166 | 1.3% | 196 | 135 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 154 | 1.2% | 266 | 140 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 145 | 1.1% | 152 | 118 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 141 | 1.1% | 193 | 188 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 103 | 0.8% | 155 | 95 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 75 | 0.6% | 41 | 64 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 69 | 0.5% | 102 | 61 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 58 | 0.4% | 26 | 38 |
| 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 | 51 | 0.4% | 39 | 48 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 42 | 0.3% | 31 | 23 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 41 | 0.3% | 56 | 96 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 38 | 0.3% | 42 | 41 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 32 | 0.2% | 24 | 20 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 31 | 0.2% | 35 | 49 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 21 | 0.2% | 16 | 32 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 0.2% | 13 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 16 | 0.1% | 15 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 15 | 0.1% | 12 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 13 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 12 | 0.1% | 17 | 14 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 12 | 0.1% | 11 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 7 | 0.1% | 12 | 9 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 6 | 0% | 7 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% | 24 | 12 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 72 | 24.9% | 117 | 62 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 40 | 13.8% | 110 | 39 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 32 | 11.1% | 29 | 75 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 20 | 6.9% | 43 | 35 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 17 | 5.9% | 11 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 16 | 5.5% | 11 | 15 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 16 | 5.5% | 17 | 10 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 13 | 4.5% | 12 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 12 | 4.2% | 47 | 8 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 3.1% | 16 | 7 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 2.8% | 27 | 7 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 1.7% | 8 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| RU1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, principal | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| RU2 | Spouse of RU1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 12,994 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -16% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +14% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 289 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 82 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in February 2025?
12,994 nonimmigrant visas and 289 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
January 2025: 15,431 nonimmigrant visas (-16% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 11,418 (+14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,575 (66%), J1 729 (5.6%), C1/D 545 (4.2%), L1 445 (3.4%), L2 282 (2.2%).
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.