Visas issued at Beijing in December 2023
U.S. Embassy, China. The page of the post has the wait times of Beijing.
In December 2023, the post issued 15,390 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 755,973 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 | Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 15,390 | 14,895 | 1,109 |
| Immigrant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,212 | 66.4% | 11,342 | 514 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,048 | 13.3% | 551 | 243 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1,414 | 9.2% | 1,327 | 124 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 513 | 3.3% | 285 | 18 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 321 | 2.1% | 119 | 61 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 175 | 1.1% | 191 | 29 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 164 | 1.1% | 216 | 21 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 145 | 0.9% | 135 | 19 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 103 | 0.7% | 37 | 19 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 54 | 0.4% | 44 | 24 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 46 | 0.3% | 21 | 6 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 40 | 0.3% | 332 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 39 | 0.3% | 31 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 24 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 16 | 0.1% | 12 | 10 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 12 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 12 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 14 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0% | 45 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0% | 11 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0% | 16 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 80 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Beijing lists every month. The page of December 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: +3%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2023. Report an error.