London · United Kingdom · August 2025
Visas issued at London in August 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.
8,549nonimmigrant visas-6% vs Jul 2025
-36%vs Aug 202413,327 then
323immigrant visas324 in Jul 2025
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,019 | 35.3% | 2,432 | 7,826 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 840 | 9.8% | 1,436 | 480 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 551 | 6.4% | 565 | 607 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 477 | 5.6% | 384 | 345 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 461 | 5.4% | 876 | 369 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 423 | 4.9% | 311 | 341 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 417 | 4.9% | 405 | 599 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 377 | 4.4% | 463 | 478 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 310 | 3.6% | 323 | 338 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 214 | 2.5% | 160 | 195 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 160 | 1.9% | 180 | 239 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 153 | 1.8% | 145 | 182 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 143 | 1.7% | 166 | 171 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 138 | 1.6% | 197 | 98 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 137 | 1.6% | 152 | 147 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 78 | 0.9% | 85 | 160 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 75 | 0.9% | 80 | 76 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 74 | 0.9% | 84 | 65 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 72 | 0.8% | 62 | 63 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 64 | 0.7% | 100 | 53 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 41 | 0.5% | 47 | 55 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 34 | 0.4% | 11 | 12 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 33 | 0.4% | 79 | 55 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 32 | 0.4% | 51 | 38 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 31 | 0.4% | 29 | 17 |
| 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 | 31 | 0.4% | 43 | 26 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 30 | 0.4% | 76 | 153 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 25 | 0.3% | 21 | 21 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 21 | 0.2% | 26 | 18 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 12 | 0.1% | 20 | 14 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | 8 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 16 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 10 | 0.1% | 7 | 15 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 11 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 10 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 22 | 9 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0% | 17 | 8 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 2 | 0% | 6 | 7 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 69 | 21.4% | 48 | 11 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 56 | 17.3% | 67 | 56 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 51 | 15.8% | 40 | 57 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 23 | 7.1% | 18 | 29 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 21 | 6.5% | 2 | 18 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 5.9% | 46 | 41 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 15 | 4.6% | 9 | 32 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 15 | 4.6% | 29 | 30 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 13 | 4% | 12 | 7 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 10 | 3.1% | 6 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 2.5% | 17 | 8 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 7 | 2.2% | 1 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 14 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 7 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 3 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 5 |
Context
| August 2025 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,549 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -36% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 323 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 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 August 2025?
8,549 nonimmigrant visas and 323 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 27th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
July 2025: 9,103 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 13,327 (-36%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,019 (35.3%), F1 840 (9.8%), L1 551 (6.4%), H1B 477 (5.6%), J1 461 (5.4%).
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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.