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Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam · March 2025
Visas issued at Ho Chi Minh City in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,067 | 92.8% | 7,827 | 10,113 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 287 | 2.6% | 204 | 570 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 139 | 1.3% | 174 | 91 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 92 | 0.8% | 106 | 202 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 58 | 0.5% | 13 | 44 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 54 | 0.5% | 37 | 38 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 41 | 0.4% | 44 | 28 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 32 | 0.3% | 25 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 27 | 0.2% | 53 | 32 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 18 | 0.2% | 27 | 40 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0.1% | 11 | 19 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0% | 4 | 12 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0% | 8 | 11 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 3 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 2 | 13 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 670 | 35.5% | 521 | 494 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 249 | 13.2% | 169 | 59 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 133 | 7.1% | 83 | 92 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 132 | 7% | 145 | 90 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 122 | 6.5% | 82 | 38 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 119 | 6.3% | 299 | 387 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 113 | 6% | 73 | 967 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 77 | 4.1% | 64 | 19 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 52 | 2.8% | 34 | 504 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 47 | 2.5% | 20 | 9 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 41 | 2.2% | 26 | 21 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 40 | 2.1% | 45 | 85 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 32 | 1.7% | 229 | 45 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 13 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 15 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 5 | 0.3% | 12 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 11 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 2 |
| AM | Vietnam Amerasian principal, spouse, child or natural mother (AM1, AM2, AM3) | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 13 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| RU1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| RU2 | Spouse of RU1 | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Ho Chi Minh City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 10,845 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +27% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -4% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,885 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 31 days; F, M, J 31 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ho Chi Minh City issue in March 2025?
10,845 nonimmigrant visas and 1,885 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 23th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ho Chi Minh City?
February 2025: 8,553 nonimmigrant visas (+27% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 11,265 (-4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,067 (92.8%), F1 287 (2.6%), C1/D 139 (1.3%), K1 92 (0.8%), B2 58 (0.5%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.