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Bridgetown · Barbados · October 2023
Visas issued at Bridgetown in October 2023
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) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,743 | 91.4% | 3,527 | 2,279 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 57 | 1.9% | 68 | 211 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 43 | 1.4% | 16 | 19 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 0.9% | 35 | 22 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0.4% | 29 | 12 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 12 | 0.4% | 16 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 11 | 0.4% | 9 | 39 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.4% | 3 | 2 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 0.3% | 13 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 9 | 0.3% | 6 | 2 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 9 | 0.3% | 5 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 10 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% | 9 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 55 | 39.6% | 35 | 45 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 13.7% | 15 | 20 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 18 | 12.9% | 22 | 21 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 17 | 12.2% | 14 | 18 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 6.5% | 10 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 5 | 3.6% | 2 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 2.9% | 8 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 2.2% | 0 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 2.2% | 0 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| October 2023 | Bridgetown | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,001 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | -21% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +14% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 139 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 1 day; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bridgetown issue in October 2023?
3,001 nonimmigrant visas and 139 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 67th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bridgetown?
September 2023: 3,817 nonimmigrant visas (-21% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 2,642 (+14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,743 (91.4%), C1/D 57 (1.9%), H1B 43 (1.4%), F1 27 (0.9%), B1 12 (0.4%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.