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Bridgetown · Barbados · July 2024
Visas issued at Bridgetown in July 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) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,574 | 88% | 2,146 | 3,372 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 158 | 5.4% | 84 | 164 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 34 | 1.2% | 24 | 64 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.7% | 14 | 19 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 18 | 0.6% | 39 | 21 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 16 | 0.5% | 4 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 11 | 0.4% | 4 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 24 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 2 | 8 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 11 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 28 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 8 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.2% | 24 | 16 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 18 | 10 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 46 | 34.8% | 17 | 20 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 17 | 12.9% | 24 | 44 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 9.8% | 4 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 12 | 9.1% | 2 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 12 | 9.1% | 15 | 19 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 8.3% | 20 | 14 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 4.5% | 0 | 10 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 5 | 3.8% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.5% | 8 | 7 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 2 |
Context
| July 2024 | Bridgetown | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,926 | 960,883 |
| Change on previous month | +20% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -23% | +12% |
| Immigrant visas | 132 | 62,167 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2024 (6 Jul 2024): B1/B2 next available 101 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 15 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bridgetown issue in July 2024?
2,926 nonimmigrant visas and 132 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2024. That was the 77th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did July 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bridgetown?
June 2024: 2,431 nonimmigrant visas (+20% to Jul 2024). July 2023: 3,819 (-23%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,574 (88%), F1 158 (5.4%), C1/D 34 (1.2%), H1B 20 (0.7%), J1 18 (0.6%).
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 July 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.