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Tirana · Albania · November 2024
Visas issued at Tirana in November 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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,351 | 91.8% | 1,774 | 1,432 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 47 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 1% | 21 | 8 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 11 | 0.7% | 5 | 24 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 11 | 0.7% | 3 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.7% | 19 | 13 |
| 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 | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 2 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 4 | 0.3% | 14 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 274 | 35.5% | 341 | 227 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 120 | 15.5% | 170 | 139 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 93 | 12% | 131 | 75 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 92 | 11.9% | 0 | 61 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 80 | 10.4% | 120 | 68 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 31 | 4% | 69 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 18 | 2.3% | 22 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 1.8% | 25 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 1.3% | 11 | 12 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 9 | 1.2% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 |
| NU | Immigrant visa class NU (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| November 2024 | Tirana | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,472 | 811,088 |
| Change on previous month | -21% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -2% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 772 | 49,612 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2024 (12 Nov 2024): B1/B2 next available 81 days; F, M, J 35 days; H, L, O, P, Q 12 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tirana issue in November 2024?
1,472 nonimmigrant visas and 772 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2024. That was the 97th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tirana?
October 2024: 1,863 nonimmigrant visas (-21% to Nov 2024). November 2023: 1,508 (-2%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,351 (91.8%), B2 47 (3.2%), A2 14 (1%), F1 11 (0.7%), P3 11 (0.7%).
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 November 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.