London · United Kingdom · July 2025
Visas issued at London in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,432 | 26.7% | 5,717 | 6,650 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,436 | 15.8% | 1,019 | 1,947 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 876 | 9.6% | 268 | 893 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 565 | 6.2% | 488 | 636 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 463 | 5.1% | 426 | 580 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 405 | 4.4% | 393 | 548 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 384 | 4.2% | 329 | 420 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 323 | 3.5% | 308 | 353 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 311 | 3.4% | 214 | 325 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 197 | 2.2% | 124 | 176 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 180 | 2% | 208 | 255 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 166 | 1.8% | 160 | 216 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 160 | 1.8% | 187 | 196 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 152 | 1.7% | 99 | 242 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 145 | 1.6% | 172 | 189 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 100 | 1.1% | 80 | 77 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 85 | 0.9% | 116 | 117 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 84 | 0.9% | 90 | 88 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 80 | 0.9% | 80 | 68 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 79 | 0.9% | 70 | 62 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 76 | 0.8% | 41 | 118 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 62 | 0.7% | 69 | 66 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 51 | 0.6% | 12 | 51 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 47 | 0.5% | 32 | 42 |
| 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 | 0.5% | 55 | 61 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 29 | 0.3% | 18 | 69 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 26 | 0.3% | 0 | 13 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 22 | 0.2% | 22 | 13 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 21 | 0.2% | 10 | 16 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 20 | 0.2% | 27 | 22 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 17 | 0.2% | 0 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 16 | 0.2% | 10 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 11 | 0.1% | 20 | 26 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 9 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 6 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 9 | 16 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 67 | 20.7% | 78 | 24 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 48 | 14.8% | 44 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 46 | 14.2% | 20 | 53 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 40 | 12.3% | 50 | 18 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 29 | 9% | 27 | 29 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 18 | 5.6% | 35 | 15 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 17 | 5.2% | 15 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 3.7% | 33 | 33 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 2.8% | 13 | 9 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 8 | 2.5% | 3 | 2 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 1.9% | 2 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 1.5% | 12 | 33 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 0.6% | 14 | 19 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 5 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 8 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| July 2025 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 9,103 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | -17% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -38% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 324 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available 3 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in July 2025?
9,103 nonimmigrant visas and 324 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 25th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
June 2025: 10,910 nonimmigrant visas (-17% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 14,610 (-38%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,432 (26.7%), F1 1,436 (15.8%), J1 876 (9.6%), L1 565 (6.2%), L2 463 (5.1%).
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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.