Bogota · Colombia · April 2024
Visas issued at Bogota in April 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) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 41,238 | 87% | 34,135 | 40,240 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 3,906 | 8.2% | 1,339 | 2,964 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 731 | 1.5% | 248 | 472 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 300 | 0.6% | 191 | 346 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 273 | 0.6% | 146 | 184 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 140 | 0.3% | 149 | 98 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 115 | 0.2% | 43 | 42 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 83 | 0.2% | 45 | 16 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 70 | 0.1% | 30 | 63 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 69 | 0.1% | 41 | 50 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 45 | 0.1% | 32 | 17 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 38 | 0.1% | 29 | 34 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 38 | 0.1% | 44 | 27 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 36 | 0.1% | 12 | 25 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 35 | 0.1% | 28 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 34 | 0.1% | 45 | 34 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 30 | 0.1% | 27 | 20 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 28 | 0.1% | 16 | 12 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 26 | 0.1% | 33 | 15 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 24 | 0.1% | 13 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 23 | 0% | 16 | 16 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 23 | 0% | 8 | 14 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 16 | 0% | 54 | 32 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 8 | 0% | 11 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 8 | 0% | 16 | 14 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0% | 7 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0% | 14 | 12 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 4 | 41 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 202 | 19.6% | 283 | 247 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 112 | 10.8% | 110 | 122 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 109 | 10.6% | 87 | 78 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 88 | 8.5% | 76 | 11 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 87 | 8.4% | 16 | 15 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 84 | 8.1% | 140 | 17 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 80 | 7.7% | 11 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 72 | 7% | 80 | 66 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 66 | 6.4% | 10 | 9 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 46 | 4.5% | 11 | 21 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 20 | 1.9% | 18 | 66 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 16 | 1.5% | 33 | 16 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 12 | 1.2% | 3 | 42 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 15 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 8 | 0.8% | 13 | 13 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 0.7% | 3 | 15 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 5 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 5 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 7 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| April 2024 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 47,382 | 1,054,900 |
| Change on previous month | +29% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +6% | +24% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,033 | 57,383 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2024 (9 Apr 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 April 2024?
47,382 nonimmigrant visas and 1,033 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2024. That was the 4th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
March 2024: 36,820 nonimmigrant visas (+29% to Apr 2024). April 2023: 44,839 (+6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 41,238 (87%), J1 3,906 (8.2%), A2 731 (1.5%), C1/D 300 (0.6%), F1 273 (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 April 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.