Months › August 2024
August 2024 · all posts · fiscal year 2024
U.S. visa issuances in August 2024 217 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -3% on Jul 2024
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.
U.S. posts issued 931,915 nonimmigrant visas in August 2024, about the same as the 960,883 of the previous month and -1% against the same month a year earlier (938,911).
62,077 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 49,208 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Sao Paulo (57,116), Monterrey (53,363) and Mexico City (48,154); 217 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 62.9%, BBBCC at 15.6% and F1 at 4.2% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
931,915 nonimmigrant visas -1% vs Aug 2023
62,077 immigrant visas +26% vs a year earlier
-3% vs Jul 2024 960,883 then
62.9% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Aug 2024 0 554,540 1,109,079 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2022: 718,175 (Visitors 543,927, Students and exchange visitors 25,593, Temporary workers 97,179, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,565, Transit and crew 31,059, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,852) Oct 2022: 704,734 (Visitors 532,547, Students and exchange visitors 28,714, Temporary workers 93,681, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,957, Transit and crew 34,055, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,780) Nov 2022: 739,257 (Visitors 548,456, Students and exchange visitors 49,020, Temporary workers 94,646, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,912, Transit and crew 33,639, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,584) Dec 2022: 747,686 (Visitors 557,550, Students and exchange visitors 64,540, Temporary workers 85,372, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9,184, Transit and crew 29,657, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,383) Jan 2023: 842,689 (Visitors 670,497, Students and exchange visitors 33,497, Temporary workers 95,888, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,482, Transit and crew 30,888, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,437) Feb 2023: 853,572 (Visitors 678,072, Students and exchange visitors 25,355, Temporary workers 106,275, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,317, Transit and crew 29,923, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,630) Mar 2023: 1,109,079 (Visitors 837,652, Students and exchange visitors 51,272, Temporary workers 165,558, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,871, Transit and crew 36,511, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,215) Apr 2023: 850,597 (Visitors 606,157, Students and exchange visitors 74,142, Temporary workers 126,176, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,537, Transit and crew 27,398, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,187) May 2023: 1,013,283 (Visitors 720,349, Students and exchange visitors 105,366, Temporary workers 134,306, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,992, Transit and crew 34,406, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,864) Jun 2023: 955,094 (Visitors 644,210, Students and exchange visitors 152,578, Temporary workers 112,913, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,090, Transit and crew 27,844, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,459) Jul 2023: 861,186 (Visitors 591,804, Students and exchange visitors 138,115, Temporary workers 85,385, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,879, Transit and crew 28,862, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,141) Aug 2023: 938,911 (Visitors 705,701, Students and exchange visitors 80,767, Temporary workers 99,010, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,929, Transit and crew 33,764, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,740) Sep 2023: 849,400 (Visitors 689,362, Students and exchange visitors 25,447, Temporary workers 80,569, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,174, Transit and crew 32,737, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,111) Oct 2023: 885,241 (Visitors 723,157, Students and exchange visitors 28,443, Temporary workers 81,432, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,585, Transit and crew 34,419, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,205) Nov 2023: 815,973 (Visitors 648,933, Students and exchange visitors 41,898, Temporary workers 81,873, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,322, Transit and crew 27,505, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,442) Dec 2023: 755,973 (Visitors 583,071, Students and exchange visitors 64,301, Temporary workers 72,540, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,771, Transit and crew 22,433, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,857) Jan 2024: 875,162 (Visitors 711,260, Students and exchange visitors 33,732, Temporary workers 86,303, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,518, Transit and crew 28,574, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,775) Feb 2024: 861,383 (Visitors 680,180, Students and exchange visitors 29,126, Temporary workers 107,565, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,235, Transit and crew 27,620, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,657) Mar 2024: 962,731 (Visitors 734,077, Students and exchange visitors 51,504, Temporary workers 129,458, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,741, Transit and crew 29,097, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,854) Apr 2024: 1,054,900 (Visitors 778,648, Students and exchange visitors 79,358, Temporary workers 143,380, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17,350, Transit and crew 31,933, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,231) May 2024: 1,070,656 (Visitors 781,110, Students and exchange visitors 121,722, Temporary workers 117,097, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,885, Transit and crew 29,652, Other nonimmigrant classes 5,190) Jun 2024: 883,594 (Visitors 622,351, Students and exchange visitors 129,633, Temporary workers 89,815, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,339, Transit and crew 24,121, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,335) Jul 2024: 960,883 (Visitors 704,892, Students and exchange visitors 120,531, Temporary workers 85,569, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,266, Transit and crew 28,371, Other nonimmigrant classes 5,254) Aug 2024: 931,915 (Visitors 737,789, Students and exchange visitors 60,437, Temporary workers 84,235, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,530, Transit and crew 29,817, Other nonimmigrant classes 5,107) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Aug 2024 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Sao Paulo Brazil 57,116 0 +11% -4% Monterrey Mexico 53,363 0 +6% +2% Mexico City Mexico 48,154 1 +27% +2% Bogota Colombia 47,026 1,381 +37% +15% Buenos Aires Argentina 32,601 118 +27% +14% Beijing China 24,586 0 -10% +49% New Delhi India 23,953 54 -6% +24% Shanghai China 22,535 0 -16% +155% Manila Philippines 20,198 2,357 -3% -11% Guadalajara Mexico 19,865 0 -43% -41% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 18,666 675 +9% -21% Chennai India 17,993 0 -33% -24% Guangzhou China 17,951 3,159 +8% +151% Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 16,770 4,809 -17% +76% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 15,149 6,583 +10% -5% Tijuana Mexico 14,751 0 +23% -14% Mumbai India 13,877 2,141 +20% -34% London United Kingdom 13,327 331 -9% 0% Brasilia Brazil 13,323 0 -12% -28% Tegucigalpa Honduras 12,243 548 +81% +70% Lima Peru 11,930 724 -2% -11% Hermosillo Mexico 11,596 0 +12% +32% Porto Alegre Brazil 11,155 0 -8% -20% Toronto Canada 11,055 0 +6% +36% Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 9,990 4,460 -24% +7%
Biggest movers on the previous month Posts with at least 200 nonimmigrant issuances in both months. A move in the count is a move in visas issued; it does not by itself say anything about demand or approval rates.
Largest rises Post Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Change Belfast 351 730 +108% Tegucigalpa 6,757 12,243 +81% Nairobi 1,420 1,959 +38% Bogota 34,346 47,026 +37% Ouagadougou 322 432 +34% Amman 1,804 2,400 +33% Erbil 259 343 +32% Ulaanbaatar 1,618 2,140 +32%
Largest falls Post Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Change Florence 871 306 -65% Seoul 10,391 5,185 -50% Freetown 489 248 -49% Asuncion 4,256 2,329 -45% Madrid 6,915 3,782 -45% Guadalajara 35,133 19,865 -43% Lusaka 423 246 -42% Dhaka 2,712 1,601 -41%
Visa classes in Aug 2024 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 586,323 62.9% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 145,494 15.6% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 38,935 4.2% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 28,337 3% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 27,269 2.9% J1 Exchange visitor 15,539 1.7% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 12,949 1.4% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 10,149 1.1% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 8,160 0.9% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 6,597 0.7% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 6,271 0.7% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 4,768 0.5% K1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 4,258 0.5% J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 2,800 0.3% B1 Temporary visitor for business 2,694 0.3%
Immigrant Class Issued Share F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 13,657 22% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 7,252 11.7% IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 5,402 8.7% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 5,299 8.5% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 4,442 7.2% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 4,158 6.7% F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 4,136 6.7% F2A Family second preference (2A): spouse or child o 3,503 5.6% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 3,078 5% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 2,778 4.5% SQ3 Child of SQ1 2,017 3.2% E2 Employment second preference: professional holdi 1,143 1.8%
Aug in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Aug 2019 742,031 38,090 Aug 2020 94,416 6,100 Aug 2021 333,506 45,491 Aug 2022 754,062 57,137 Aug 2023 938,911 49,208 Aug 2024 931,915 62,077 Aug 2025 842,878 44,122
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in August 2024? 931,915 nonimmigrant visas and 62,077 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in August 2024? Sao Paulo (57,116), Monterrey (53,363), Mexico City (48,154), Bogota (47,026) and Buenos Aires (32,601).
Which posts changed most in August 2024? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Belfast (+108%), Tegucigalpa (+81%) and Nairobi (+38%) and the largest falls Florence (-65%), Seoul (-50%) and Freetown (-49%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for August 2024. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for August 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .