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Bridgetown · Barbados · October 2024
Visas issued at Bridgetown in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,324 | 92% | 2,293 | 2,743 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 41 | 1.6% | 44 | 57 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 26 | 1% | 48 | 27 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 22 | 0.9% | 18 | 43 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 15 | 0.6% | 14 | 12 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 0.4% | 8 | 9 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 10 | 0.4% | 15 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.4% | 17 | 8 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 9 | 0.4% | 23 | 11 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 8 | 0.3% | 2 | 3 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.2% | 8 | 9 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 11 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 9 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 5 | 12 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 54 | 25.1% | 53 | 55 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 51 | 23.7% | 55 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 27 | 12.6% | 32 | 18 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 26 | 12.1% | 20 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 15 | 7% | 25 | 19 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 4.7% | 9 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 4.7% | 13 | 9 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 7 | 3.3% | 10 | 5 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 1.9% | 19 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 3 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 1.4% | 12 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 2 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Bridgetown | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,525 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -16% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 215 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 85 days; F, M, J 9 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bridgetown issue in October 2024?
2,525 nonimmigrant visas and 215 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 73th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bridgetown?
September 2024: 2,547 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 3,001 (-16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,324 (92%), C1/D 41 (1.6%), F1 26 (1%), H1B 22 (0.9%), B1 15 (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 October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.