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Visas issued at San Salvador 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 | 4,311 | 65.1% | 4,839 | 3,461 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1,936 | 29.2% | 1,509 | 2,166 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 72 | 1.1% | 29 | 30 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 63 | 1% | 91 | 101 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 61 | 0.9% | 46 | 72 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 36 | 0.5% | 19 | 39 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 35 | 0.5% | 12 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 24 | 0.4% | 22 | 29 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 14 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 18 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 6 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 11 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 6 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 11 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 6 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 251 | 25.1% | 436 | 172 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 182 | 18.2% | 42 | 79 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 127 | 12.7% | 161 | 152 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 112 | 11.2% | 63 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 109 | 10.9% | 103 | 139 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 88 | 8.8% | 73 | 68 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 54 | 5.4% | 60 | 33 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 32 | 3.2% | 51 | 35 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 24 | 2.4% | 44 | 48 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 8 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2024 | San Salvador | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,619 | 1,070,656 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | +1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +10% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,001 | 58,778 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2024 (8 May 2024): B1/B2 next available 64 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did San Salvador issue in May 2024?
6,619 nonimmigrant visas and 1,001 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2024. That was the 41th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Salvador?
April 2024: 6,671 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to May 2024). May 2023: 6,007 (+10%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,311 (65.1%), H2B 1,936 (29.2%), C1/D 72 (1.1%), H2A 63 (1%), A2 61 (0.9%).
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.