Cairo · Egypt · January 2024
Visas issued at Cairo in January 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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,240 | 89.6% | 2,173 | 5,923 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 114 | 2% | 76 | 86 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 111 | 1.9% | 71 | 138 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 87 | 1.5% | 75 | 58 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 80 | 1.4% | 122 | 50 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 47 | 0.8% | 37 | 35 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.4% | 33 | 12 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.3% | 24 | 26 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 17 | 0.3% | 31 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 16 | 0.3% | 11 | 25 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 14 | 0.2% | 0 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 11 | 0.2% | 20 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.2% | 25 | 16 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 10 | 0.2% | 12 | 16 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 197 | 36.5% | 124 | 48 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 96 | 17.8% | 92 | 108 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 91 | 16.9% | 56 | 102 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 55 | 10.2% | 61 | 65 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 48 | 8.9% | 49 | 28 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 36 | 6.7% | 22 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 18 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 7 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Cairo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,845 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +113% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -10% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 539 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 130 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Cairo issue in January 2024?
5,845 nonimmigrant visas and 539 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 39th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Cairo?
December 2023: 2,743 nonimmigrant visas (+113% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 6,463 (-10%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,240 (89.6%), A2 114 (2%), J1 111 (1.9%), C1/D 87 (1.5%), F1 80 (1.4%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.