Vienna · Austria · May 2024
Visas issued at Vienna in May 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) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 552 | 58.9% | 741 | 420 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 83 | 8.9% | 117 | 136 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 59 | 6.3% | 108 | 77 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 54 | 5.8% | 58 | 21 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 46 | 4.9% | 51 | 23 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 41 | 4.4% | 34 | 48 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 39 | 4.2% | 32 | 65 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 11 | 1.2% | 28 | 28 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 10 | 1.1% | 9 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 1% | 7 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 1% | 10 | 7 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.4% | 14 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 10 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 45 | 60.8% | 32 | 59 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 13.5% | 3 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 6.8% | 2 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 4 | 5.4% | 2 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 2.7% | 2 | 5 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2024 | Vienna | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 937 | 1,070,656 |
| Change on previous month | -25% | +1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +7% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 74 | 58,778 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2024 (8 May 2024): B1/B2 next available 69 days; F, M, J 53 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Vienna issue in May 2024?
937 nonimmigrant visas and 74 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2024. That was the 129th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Vienna?
April 2024: 1,250 nonimmigrant visas (-25% to May 2024). May 2023: 876 (+7%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 552 (58.9%), J1 83 (8.9%), C1/D 59 (6.3%), A2 54 (5.8%), L1 46 (4.9%).
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 May 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.