Visas issued at Helsinki in December 2024
U.S. Embassy, Finland. The page of the post has the wait times of Helsinki.
In December 2024, the post issued 407 nonimmigrant visas and 6 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 884,739 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 2024 | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 407 | 409 | 331 |
| Immigrant | 6 | 14 | 9 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 145 | 35.6% | 177 | 118 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 51 | 12.5% | 46 | 43 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 42 | 10.3% | 37 | 44 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 32 | 7.9% | 25 | 18 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 27 | 6.6% | 14 | 8 |
| 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 | 26 | 6.4% | 38 | 0 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 22 | 5.4% | 9 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 4 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 2.2% | 10 | 23 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 2% | 3 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 1.7% | 1 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 8 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 1% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 6 |
Immigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 51 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Helsinki lists every month. The page of December 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: 0%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2024. Report an error.