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San Salvador · El Salvador · February 2024
Visas issued at San Salvador in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,113 | 73.5% | 3,538 | 4,769 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 856 | 20.2% | 262 | 796 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 56 | 1.3% | 109 | 58 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 54 | 1.3% | 24 | 86 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 20 | 0.5% | 20 | 18 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 18 | 0.4% | 57 | 22 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 18 | 0.4% | 44 | 10 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 11 | 0.3% | 8 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.2% | 9 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.2% | 3 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 8 | 0.2% | 19 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.2% | 12 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 11 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0.1% | 10 | 3 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 119 | 16.4% | 165 | 93 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 116 | 16% | 169 | 107 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 108 | 14.9% | 51 | 290 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 99 | 13.7% | 3 | 31 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 89 | 12.3% | 26 | 32 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 87 | 12% | 122 | 101 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 30 | 4.1% | 60 | 32 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 30 | 4.1% | 36 | 79 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 19 | 2.6% | 41 | 59 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 1.4% | 5 | 7 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 6 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| February 2024 | San Salvador | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,235 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | +2% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -28% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 724 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 343 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 Salvador issue in February 2024?
4,235 nonimmigrant visas and 724 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 49th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Salvador?
January 2024: 4,163 nonimmigrant visas (+2% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 5,848 (-28%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,113 (73.5%), H2B 856 (20.2%), A2 56 (1.3%), H2A 54 (1.3%), J1 20 (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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.