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London · United Kingdom · September 2025
Visas issued at London 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 | 4,976 | 54.4% | 3,019 | 9,004 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 560 | 6.1% | 417 | 555 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 472 | 5.2% | 551 | 446 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 324 | 3.5% | 477 | 335 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 305 | 3.3% | 310 | 321 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 286 | 3.1% | 423 | 416 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 232 | 2.5% | 137 | 212 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 224 | 2.5% | 377 | 263 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 207 | 2.3% | 214 | 293 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 198 | 2.2% | 461 | 233 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 177 | 1.9% | 143 | 231 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 156 | 1.7% | 160 | 244 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 155 | 1.7% | 153 | 260 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 137 | 1.5% | 840 | 135 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 98 | 1.1% | 138 | 67 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 87 | 1% | 78 | 136 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 69 | 0.8% | 33 | 42 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 68 | 0.7% | 12 | 90 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 54 | 0.6% | 74 | 73 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 51 | 0.6% | 75 | 65 |
| 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 | 41 | 0.4% | 31 | 44 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 36 | 0.4% | 30 | 152 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 34 | 0.4% | 72 | 66 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 29 | 0.3% | 64 | 36 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 27 | 0.3% | 0 | 46 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 25 | 0.3% | 41 | 34 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 25 | 0.3% | 32 | 24 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 17 | 0.2% | 34 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.1% | 31 | 22 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 11 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 10 | 0.1% | 10 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0.1% | 25 | 23 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 10 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 21 | 25 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 10 | 3 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 56 | 21.5% | 56 | 81 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 48 | 18.4% | 19 | 21 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 45 | 17.2% | 51 | 46 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 25 | 9.6% | 15 | 41 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 9.6% | 23 | 31 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 17 | 6.5% | 15 | 28 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 2.7% | 69 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 2.7% | 8 | 13 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 2.3% | 2 | 4 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 5 | 1.9% | 10 | 14 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 1.5% | 21 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 1.1% | 13 | 20 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 6 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 5 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 9,139 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -35% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 261 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the London page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in September 2025?
9,139 nonimmigrant visas and 261 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 24th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
August 2025: 8,549 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 13,963 (-35%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,976 (54.4%), C1/D 560 (6.1%), L1 472 (5.2%), H1B 324 (3.5%), O1 305 (3.3%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.