Paris · France · January 2024
Visas issued at Paris in January 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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,434 | 37% | 1,501 | 2,596 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 632 | 16.3% | 1,102 | 624 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 330 | 8.5% | 768 | 225 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 319 | 8.2% | 301 | 377 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 206 | 5.3% | 261 | 234 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 158 | 4.1% | 227 | 197 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 138 | 3.6% | 30 | 75 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 130 | 3.4% | 292 | 168 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 86 | 2.2% | 38 | 94 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 64 | 1.7% | 140 | 125 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 61 | 1.6% | 65 | 124 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 56 | 1.4% | 40 | 32 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 45 | 1.2% | 32 | 58 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 38 | 1% | 21 | 29 |
| 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 | 35 | 0.9% | 17 | 27 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 33 | 0.9% | 62 | 33 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 18 | 0.5% | 24 | 20 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.4% | 26 | 17 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.3% | 20 | 15 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 11 | 0.3% | 14 | 27 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 11 | 0.3% | 20 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0.2% | 21 | 11 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 11 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 3 | 11 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 25 | 21.9% | 22 | 31 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 18 | 15.8% | 14 | 14 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 15 | 13.2% | 14 | 8 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 10 | 8.8% | 2 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 6.1% | 7 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 4.4% | 2 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 4.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 3.5% | 2 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 3.5% | 1 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 2.6% | 3 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 2.6% | 4 | 3 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 13 |
Context
| January 2024 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,875 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | -23% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -25% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 114 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 210 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 28 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in January 2024?
3,875 nonimmigrant visas and 114 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 52th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
December 2023: 5,050 nonimmigrant visas (-23% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 5,188 (-25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,434 (37%), J1 632 (16.3%), F1 330 (8.5%), C1/D 319 (8.2%), E2 206 (5.3%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.