Paris · France · June 2024
Visas issued at Paris in June 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) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,249 | 33.9% | 1,375 | 2,472 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,556 | 23.4% | 934 | 1,622 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 816 | 12.3% | 1,725 | 1,983 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 358 | 5.4% | 254 | 437 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 252 | 3.8% | 452 | 538 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 250 | 3.8% | 178 | 283 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 206 | 3.1% | 266 | 268 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 169 | 2.5% | 76 | 184 |
| 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 | 118 | 1.8% | 86 | 140 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 87 | 1.3% | 78 | 79 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 72 | 1.1% | 54 | 68 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 63 | 0.9% | 17 | 22 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 52 | 0.8% | 54 | 61 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 51 | 0.8% | 28 | 41 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 49 | 0.7% | 57 | 63 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 47 | 0.7% | 68 | 51 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 37 | 0.6% | 46 | 78 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 35 | 0.5% | 16 | 18 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 26 | 0.4% | 10 | 10 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 24 | 0.4% | 5 | 8 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 18 | 0.3% | 20 | 24 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 16 | 0.2% | 28 | 11 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 14 | 0.2% | 6 | 10 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 14 | 0.2% | 8 | 25 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 9 | 0.1% | 13 | 27 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0.1% | 45 | 19 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 5 | 15 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 25.7% | 25 | 35 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 10 | 13.5% | 11 | 19 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 9.5% | 5 | 27 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 6.8% | 1 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 6.8% | 1 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 6.8% | 4 | 7 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 5.4% | 0 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 4.1% | 12 | 18 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 4.1% | 3 | 7 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 2.7% | 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 | 1.4% | 2 | 10 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 1.4% | 4 | 3 |
Context
| June 2024 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,638 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | +12% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -23% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 74 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 2024): B1/B2 next available 538 days; F, M, J 21 days; H, L, O, P, Q 23 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in June 2024?
6,638 nonimmigrant visas and 74 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 35th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
May 2024: 5,943 nonimmigrant visas (+12% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 8,592 (-23%).
Which classes made up the month?
J1 2,249 (33.9%), F1 1,556 (23.4%), B1/B2 816 (12.3%), L2 358 (5.4%), C1/D 252 (3.8%).
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 June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.