Paris · France · March 2024
Visas issued at Paris in March 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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,734 | 48.3% | 2,722 | 3,841 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 779 | 13.8% | 614 | 717 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 515 | 9.1% | 492 | 619 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 339 | 6% | 271 | 291 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 189 | 3.3% | 191 | 212 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 182 | 3.2% | 168 | 179 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 176 | 3.1% | 166 | 197 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 80 | 1.4% | 57 | 99 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 72 | 1.3% | 89 | 84 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 70 | 1.2% | 33 | 61 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 69 | 1.2% | 115 | 77 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 63 | 1.1% | 77 | 45 |
| 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 | 50 | 0.9% | 11 | 68 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 47 | 0.8% | 49 | 74 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 38 | 0.7% | 16 | 18 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 38 | 0.7% | 53 | 46 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 35 | 0.6% | 27 | 14 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 26 | 0.5% | 25 | 11 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 24 | 0.4% | 28 | 30 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 19 | 0.3% | 12 | 18 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 19 | 0.3% | 5 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.3% | 5 | 12 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 17 | 0.3% | 12 | 9 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 15 | 0.3% | 3 | 10 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.1% | 15 | 13 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 17 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 13 | 7 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 13 | 6 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 34 | 27% | 30 | 32 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 17 | 13.5% | 30 | 19 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 16 | 12.7% | 15 | 12 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 16 | 12.7% | 16 | 25 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 10 | 7.9% | 6 | 18 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 5.6% | 5 | 8 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 3.2% | 3 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 3.2% | 4 | 15 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 3.2% | 11 | 11 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 3.2% | 0 | 5 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 2.4% | 0 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 1.6% | 0 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| March 2024 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,655 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 126 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 435 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 24 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in March 2024?
5,655 nonimmigrant visas and 126 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 43th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
February 2024: 5,297 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 6,799 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,734 (48.3%), J1 779 (13.8%), C1/D 515 (9.1%), E2 339 (6%), L1 189 (3.3%).
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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.