Visas issued at Helsinki in October 2023
U.S. Embassy, Finland. The page of the post has the wait times of Helsinki.
In October 2023, the post issued 413 nonimmigrant visas and 10 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 885,241 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 413 | 406 | 420 |
| Immigrant | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 212 | 51.3% | 180 | 132 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 53 | 12.8% | 46 | 76 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 31 | 7.5% | 50 | 49 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 26 | 6.3% | 16 | 28 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 16 | 3.9% | 19 | 22 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 15 | 3.6% | 9 | 27 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 8 | 1.9% | 10 | 8 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 1.7% | 12 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.5% | 9 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0.2% | 11 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 12 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 50% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 10% | 0 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 10% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 10% | 4 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 10% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 10% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 43 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Helsinki lists every month. The page of October 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: +2%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2023. Report an error.