London · United Kingdom · April 2025
Visas issued at London in April 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.
14,797nonimmigrant visas-12% vs Mar 2025
-9%vs Apr 202416,205 then
328immigrant visas477 in Mar 2025
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,176 | 48.5% | 8,620 | 7,678 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 3,456 | 23.4% | 4,006 | 4,102 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 582 | 3.9% | 617 | 621 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 454 | 3.1% | 196 | 459 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 443 | 3% | 435 | 435 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 276 | 1.9% | 271 | 294 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 259 | 1.8% | 252 | 184 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 258 | 1.7% | 296 | 274 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 248 | 1.7% | 315 | 289 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 226 | 1.5% | 206 | 167 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 205 | 1.4% | 215 | 459 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 172 | 1.2% | 164 | 220 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 154 | 1% | 213 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 139 | 0.9% | 272 | 182 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 113 | 0.8% | 133 | 125 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 96 | 0.6% | 87 | 92 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 57 | 0.4% | 65 | 88 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 55 | 0.4% | 40 | 28 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 52 | 0.4% | 35 | 75 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 44 | 0.3% | 41 | 55 |
| 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 | 43 | 0.3% | 81 | 59 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 42 | 0.3% | 57 | 38 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 40 | 0.3% | 37 | 49 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 25 | 0.2% | 23 | 30 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 25 | 0.2% | 30 | 42 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 22 | 0.1% | 10 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 22 | 0.1% | 21 | 32 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 17 | 0.1% | 20 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 17 | 0.1% | 13 | 13 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 15 | 0.1% | 18 | 23 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 15 | 0.1% | 8 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 9 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 15 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0% | 4 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0% | 9 | 22 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 4 | 0% | 13 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 9 | 11 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 63 | 19.2% | 67 | 108 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 43 | 13.1% | 65 | 89 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 41 | 12.5% | 32 | 17 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 38 | 11.6% | 42 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 27 | 8.2% | 46 | 38 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 17 | 5.2% | 58 | 15 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 14 | 4.3% | 10 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 14 | 4.3% | 21 | 7 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 13 | 4% | 30 | 92 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 3.4% | 27 | 7 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 9 | 2.7% | 14 | 10 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 7 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 0.9% | 14 | 6 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 0.6% | 21 | 8 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 14,797 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 328 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 58 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in April 2025?
14,797 nonimmigrant visas and 328 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
March 2025: 16,866 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 16,205 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,176 (48.5%), J1 3,456 (23.4%), C1/D 582 (3.9%), F1 454 (3.1%), L1 443 (3%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.