San Jose · Costa Rica · May 2024
Visas issued at San Jose in May 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) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,840 | 93.7% | 7,133 | 6,619 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 123 | 1.7% | 72 | 54 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 84 | 1.2% | 47 | 97 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 49 | 0.7% | 57 | 32 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 48 | 0.7% | 38 | 62 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 37 | 0.5% | 30 | 39 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 29 | 0.4% | 23 | 43 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 25 | 0.3% | 13 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 29 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.1% | 9 | 19 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 4 | 0.1% | 22 | 27 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 16 | 30.2% | 19 | 16 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 17% | 22 | 23 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 13.2% | 12 | 12 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 9.4% | 11 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 7.5% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 7.5% | 2 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 5.7% | 2 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 3.8% | 7 | 7 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 1.9% | 5 | 0 |
Context
| May 2024 | San Jose | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,300 | 1,070,656 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | +1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +2% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 53 | 58,778 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2024 (8 May 2024): B1/B2 next available 504 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 4 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did San Jose issue in May 2024?
7,300 nonimmigrant visas and 53 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2024. That was the 35th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Jose?
April 2024: 7,471 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to May 2024). May 2023: 7,125 (+2%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,840 (93.7%), H2B 123 (1.7%), F1 84 (1.2%), H2A 49 (0.7%), J1 48 (0.7%).
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 May 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.