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Bogota · Colombia · February 2024
Visas issued at Bogota 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 | 34,546 | 93.6% | 35,660 | 33,212 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 700 | 1.9% | 397 | 728 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 297 | 0.8% | 276 | 164 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 189 | 0.5% | 182 | 247 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 184 | 0.5% | 177 | 58 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 164 | 0.4% | 305 | 119 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 78 | 0.2% | 93 | 65 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 69 | 0.2% | 84 | 94 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 68 | 0.2% | 56 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 62 | 0.2% | 46 | 96 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 54 | 0.1% | 70 | 40 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 53 | 0.1% | 21 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 50 | 0.1% | 65 | 72 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 48 | 0.1% | 33 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 36 | 0.1% | 14 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 35 | 0.1% | 43 | 35 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 29 | 0.1% | 17 | 17 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 28 | 0.1% | 22 | 21 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 27 | 0.1% | 19 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 26 | 0.1% | 39 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 25 | 0.1% | 24 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 25 | 0.1% | 38 | 19 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 24 | 0.1% | 34 | 28 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 0.1% | 29 | 16 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 19 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 16 | 0% | 31 | 22 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 9 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 9 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0% | 19 | 10 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0% | 17 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 10 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 256 | 25.3% | 215 | 220 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 230 | 22.8% | 29 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 106 | 10.5% | 66 | 115 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 90 | 8.9% | 76 | 94 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 72 | 7.1% | 53 | 61 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 40 | 4% | 4 | 19 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 40 | 4% | 7 | 111 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 33 | 3.3% | 9 | 28 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 24 | 2.4% | 12 | 16 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 23 | 2.3% | 2 | 21 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 21 | 2.1% | 6 | 11 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 15 | 1.5% | 10 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 15 | 1.5% | 9 | 10 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 14 | 1.4% | 7 | 30 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 8 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 7 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 7 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 8 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| February 2024 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 36,918 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +5% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,010 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 725 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bogota issue in February 2024?
36,918 nonimmigrant visas and 1,010 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 5th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
January 2024: 37,860 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 35,158 (+5%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 34,546 (93.6%), J1 700 (1.9%), A2 297 (0.8%), C1/D 189 (0.5%), K1 184 (0.5%).
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.