Visas issued at Helsinki in November 2024
U.S. Embassy, Finland. The page of the post has the wait times of Helsinki.
In November 2024, the post issued 409 nonimmigrant visas and 14 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 811,088 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 | Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 409 | 444 | 412 |
| Immigrant | 14 | 17 | 14 |
Nonimmigrant classes, November 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 177 | 43.3% | 181 | 181 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 46 | 11.2% | 16 | 53 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 38 | 9.3% | 61 | 0 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 37 | 9% | 53 | 64 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 25 | 6.1% | 33 | 21 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 3.4% | 9 | 8 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 2.9% | 8 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 10 | 2.4% | 26 | 30 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 13 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 4 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 1% | 6 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 1% | 1 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 1% | 4 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 10 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, November 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 21.4% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 14.3% | 1 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 14.3% | 1 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 7.1% | 6 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 7.1% | 0 | 4 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 7.1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of November 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 20 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Helsinki lists every month. The page of November 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -8%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, November 2024. Report an error.