Bogota · Colombia · June 2024
Visas issued at Bogota in June 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) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 30,666 | 91.1% | 38,949 | 37,838 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 782 | 2.3% | 3,003 | 1,070 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 635 | 1.9% | 577 | 761 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 298 | 0.9% | 472 | 554 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 197 | 0.6% | 212 | 308 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 160 | 0.5% | 174 | 88 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 129 | 0.4% | 85 | 174 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 93 | 0.3% | 45 | 105 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 93 | 0.3% | 242 | 23 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 74 | 0.2% | 61 | 71 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 65 | 0.2% | 53 | 50 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 54 | 0.2% | 19 | 49 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 50 | 0.1% | 42 | 48 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 47 | 0.1% | 55 | 19 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 39 | 0.1% | 34 | 72 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 37 | 0.1% | 66 | 8 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 28 | 0.1% | 31 | 33 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 25 | 0.1% | 53 | 33 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 21 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 21 | 0.1% | 24 | 26 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 20 | 0.1% | 17 | 23 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 18 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 17 | 0.1% | 61 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 14 | 0% | 16 | 11 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 12 | 0% | 13 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0% | 14 | 7 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8 | 0% | 10 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% | 6 | 6 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 6 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 5 | 7 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 9 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 185 | 18.4% | 219 | 267 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 151 | 15.1% | 42 | 51 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 121 | 12.1% | 21 | 31 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 100 | 10% | 9 | 19 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 87 | 8.7% | 113 | 106 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 80 | 8% | 106 | 94 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 73 | 7.3% | 95 | 30 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 64 | 6.4% | 67 | 56 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 45 | 4.5% | 122 | 13 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 33 | 3.3% | 0 | 39 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 22 | 2.2% | 16 | 11 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 16 | 1.6% | 5 | 7 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 16 | 1.6% | 28 | 19 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 0.3% | 13 | 23 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 9 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.2% | 15 | 8 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| June 2024 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 33,660 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | -24% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -19% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,003 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 2024): B1/B2 next available 647 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Bogota page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Bogota issue in June 2024?
33,660 nonimmigrant visas and 1,003 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 4th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
May 2024: 44,381 nonimmigrant visas (-24% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 41,439 (-19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 30,666 (91.1%), J1 782 (2.3%), F1 635 (1.9%), A2 298 (0.9%), C1/D 197 (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 June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.