Visas issued at Helsinki in December 2023
U.S. Embassy, Finland. The page of the post has the wait times of Helsinki.
In December 2023, the post issued 331 nonimmigrant visas and 9 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 755,973 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 | Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 331 | 412 | 403 |
| Immigrant | 9 | 14 | 14 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 118 | 35.6% | 181 | 155 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 44 | 13.3% | 64 | 39 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 43 | 13% | 53 | 59 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 24 | 7.3% | 13 | 18 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 23 | 6.9% | 30 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 18 | 5.4% | 21 | 29 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 2.7% | 2 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 2.4% | 3 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 20 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 9 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 1.8% | 0 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 10 |
Immigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 11.1% | 3 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 55 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Helsinki lists every month. The page of December 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -20%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2023. Report an error.