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San Jose · Costa Rica · October 2023
Visas issued at San Jose in October 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) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,087 | 90.5% | 5,475 | 7,935 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 327 | 4.9% | 51 | 312 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 116 | 1.7% | 86 | 49 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 29 | 0.4% | 25 | 22 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 25 | 0.4% | 56 | 36 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 24 | 0.4% | 31 | 55 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 23 | 0.3% | 18 | 13 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 18 | 0.3% | 13 | 16 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 15 | 0.2% | 21 | 43 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 11 | 0.2% | 7 | 3 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.1% | 11 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.1% | 19 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 12 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 9 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 2 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 15 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 32.7% | 6 | 16 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 16.3% | 5 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 16.3% | 7 | 7 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 14.3% | 7 | 4 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 8.2% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 6.1% | 0 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 4.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2% | 4 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | San Jose | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,723 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | +14% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -22% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 49 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 428 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did San Jose issue in October 2023?
6,723 nonimmigrant visas and 49 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 32th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Jose?
September 2023: 5,874 nonimmigrant visas (+14% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 8,577 (-22%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,087 (90.5%), J1 327 (4.9%), H2A 116 (1.7%), C1/D 29 (0.4%), H2B 25 (0.4%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.