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Brussels · Belgium · December 2024
Visas issued at Brussels in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 615 | 55.8% | 720 | 657 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 68 | 6.2% | 46 | 60 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 66 | 6% | 50 | 54 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 64 | 5.8% | 69 | 70 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 51 | 4.6% | 49 | 87 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 44 | 4% | 25 | 42 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 37 | 3.4% | 15 | 34 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 31 | 2.8% | 8 | 22 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 25 | 2.3% | 58 | 28 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 19 | 1.7% | 16 | 14 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 15 | 1.4% | 11 | 14 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.9% | 8 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.7% | 2 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 9 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 4 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 4 | 0.4% | 10 | 6 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 4 | 0.4% | 8 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.2% | 8 | 3 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 37.5% | 0 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 18.8% | 6 | 5 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 12.5% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 6.3% | 1 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| December 2024 | Brussels | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,103 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -3% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -4% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 16 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 2 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Brussels issue in December 2024?
1,103 nonimmigrant visas and 16 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 115th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Brussels?
November 2024: 1,140 nonimmigrant visas (-3% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 1,147 (-4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 615 (55.8%), F1 68 (6.2%), NATO2 66 (6%), J1 64 (5.8%), C1/D 51 (4.6%).
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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.