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Ottawa · Canada · February 2024
Visas issued at Ottawa in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,147 | 89.7% | 3,325 | 2,749 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 119 | 3.4% | 128 | 109 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 27 | 0.8% | 28 | 36 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 24 | 0.7% | 21 | 20 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 22 | 0.6% | 47 | 29 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 22 | 0.6% | 24 | 23 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0.5% | 29 | 41 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0.5% | 28 | 15 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 15 | 0.4% | 4 | 7 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 0.4% | 12 | 10 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.3% | 23 | 23 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 9 | 0.3% | 14 | 10 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.2% | 14 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 6 | 0.2% | 7 | 6 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 9 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| February 2024 | Ottawa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,508 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +12% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 762 days; F, M, J 60 days; H, L, O, P, Q 90 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ottawa issue in February 2024?
3,508 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 58th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ottawa?
January 2024: 3,750 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 3,131 (+12%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,147 (89.7%), H1B 119 (3.4%), L1 27 (0.8%), P1 24 (0.7%), F1 22 (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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.