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Bogota · Colombia · December 2023
Visas issued at Bogota in December 2023
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 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 28,685 | 93.1% | 33,034 | 38,165 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 419 | 1.4% | 415 | 432 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 418 | 1.4% | 240 | 631 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 186 | 0.6% | 205 | 50 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 179 | 0.6% | 181 | 267 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 179 | 0.6% | 66 | 159 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 136 | 0.4% | 232 | 184 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 63 | 0.2% | 30 | 61 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 61 | 0.2% | 64 | 25 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 49 | 0.2% | 72 | 31 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 48 | 0.2% | 27 | 46 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 42 | 0.1% | 58 | 104 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 40 | 0.1% | 34 | 21 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 37 | 0.1% | 26 | 72 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 37 | 0.1% | 43 | 51 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 36 | 0.1% | 82 | 133 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 30 | 0.1% | 23 | 32 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 28 | 0.1% | 23 | 33 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 19 | 0.1% | 6 | 15 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 19 | 0.1% | 15 | 15 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0.1% | 18 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 17 | 0.1% | 11 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 17 | 0.1% | 10 | 9 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0% | 17 | 16 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 8 | 0% | 0 | 17 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0% | 8 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0% | 8 | 13 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 10 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 13 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 10 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 404 | 35.7% | 312 | 183 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 162 | 14.3% | 152 | 78 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 132 | 11.7% | 127 | 57 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 119 | 10.5% | 138 | 83 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 52 | 4.6% | 24 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 42 | 3.7% | 38 | 20 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 39 | 3.4% | 32 | 42 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 34 | 3% | 17 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 29 | 2.6% | 23 | 32 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 24 | 2.1% | 21 | 32 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 23 | 2% | 39 | 12 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 23 | 2% | 11 | 22 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 18 | 1.6% | 24 | 149 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 16 | 1.4% | 69 | 16 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 1% | 8 | 16 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 1 |
Context
| December 2023 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 30,817 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -24% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,132 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 733 days; F, M, J 11 days; H, L, O, P, Q 13 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bogota issue in December 2023?
30,817 nonimmigrant visas and 1,132 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 5th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
November 2023: 34,994 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 40,628 (-24%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 28,685 (93.1%), J1 419 (1.4%), F1 418 (1.4%), K1 186 (0.6%), C1/D 179 (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 December 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.