Visas issued at Bridgetown in November 2023
U.S. Embassy, Barbados. The page of the post has the wait times of Bridgetown.
In November 2023, the post issued 2,360 nonimmigrant visas and 156 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 815,973 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,360 | 3,001 | 2,368 |
| Immigrant | 156 | 139 | 149 |
Nonimmigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,131 | 90.3% | 2,743 | 1,988 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 49 | 2.1% | 57 | 252 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 35 | 1.5% | 27 | 32 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 20 | 0.8% | 12 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.8% | 43 | 22 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 0.6% | 9 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 11 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 0.3% | 12 | 11 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 8 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 1 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 0.3% | 9 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.3% | 11 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.3% | 9 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 5 | 0.2% | 11 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 8 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.2% | 9 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 5 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 41 | 26.3% | 55 | 37 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 34 | 21.8% | 18 | 22 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 24 | 15.4% | 19 | 27 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 22 | 14.1% | 17 | 19 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 20 | 12.8% | 4 | 14 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 1.9% | 9 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 7 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of November 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 2 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Bridgetown lists every month. The page of November 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -21%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, November 2023. Report an error.