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San Jose · Costa Rica · December 2024
Visas issued at San Jose in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,536 | 96% | 5,184 | 6,818 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 63 | 0.8% | 36 | 56 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 46 | 0.6% | 549 | 42 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 42 | 0.5% | 32 | 20 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 39 | 0.5% | 28 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 0.3% | 21 | 25 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 13 | 0.2% | 3 | 4 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 3 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 9 | 0.1% | 52 | 9 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 6 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 8 | 0.1% | 5 | 17 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 0.1% | 9 | 23 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 8 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0.1% | 27 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 42 | 29.2% | 54 | 15 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 31 | 21.5% | 42 | 10 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 28 | 19.4% | 39 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 12 | 8.3% | 9 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 4.2% | 4 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 3.5% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 3.5% | 3 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 2.8% | 0 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 2.1% | 3 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| December 2024 | San Jose | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,853 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +31% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +11% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 144 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 222 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 December 2024?
7,853 nonimmigrant visas and 144 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 30th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Jose?
November 2024: 5,986 nonimmigrant visas (+31% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 7,089 (+11%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,536 (96%), F1 63 (0.8%), J1 46 (0.6%), L1 42 (0.5%), L2 39 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.