Paris · France · July 2024
Visas issued at Paris in July 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) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,523 | 29.7% | 2,249 | 1,629 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,408 | 27.5% | 1,556 | 1,375 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 573 | 11.2% | 816 | 820 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 317 | 6.2% | 358 | 291 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 230 | 4.5% | 250 | 211 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 174 | 3.4% | 206 | 178 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 151 | 2.9% | 252 | 336 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 94 | 1.8% | 169 | 117 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 90 | 1.8% | 87 | 64 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 62 | 1.2% | 37 | 62 |
| 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 | 62 | 1.2% | 118 | 68 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 58 | 1.1% | 49 | 59 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 54 | 1.1% | 72 | 36 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 52 | 1% | 52 | 52 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 36 | 0.7% | 47 | 30 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 32 | 0.6% | 51 | 25 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 29 | 0.6% | 24 | 20 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 25 | 0.5% | 63 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 24 | 0.5% | 35 | 25 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 22 | 0.4% | 26 | 23 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 0.4% | 18 | 20 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 16 | 0.3% | 8 | 15 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 14 | 0.3% | 14 | 19 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 13 | 0.3% | 16 | 15 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 9 | 0.2% | 9 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 14 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 13 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 2 | 32 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| K3 | Certain spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 26 | 18.4% | 10 | 8 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 18 | 12.8% | 5 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 14 | 9.9% | 4 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 9.9% | 19 | 4 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 11 | 7.8% | 3 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 7.1% | 3 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 9 | 6.4% | 1 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 6.4% | 7 | 7 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 4.3% | 1 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 3.5% | 0 | 6 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 3.5% | 1 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 2.8% | 5 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 2.8% | 2 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 3 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 3 |
Context
| July 2024 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,123 | 960,883 |
| Change on previous month | -23% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -8% | +12% |
| Immigrant visas | 141 | 62,167 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2024 (6 Jul 2024): B1/B2 next available 298 days; F, M, J 10 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in July 2024?
5,123 nonimmigrant visas and 141 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2024. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did July 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
June 2024: 6,638 nonimmigrant visas (-23% to Jul 2024). July 2023: 5,573 (-8%).
Which classes made up the month?
J1 1,523 (29.7%), F1 1,408 (27.5%), B1/B2 573 (11.2%), L2 317 (6.2%), E2 230 (4.5%).
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 July 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.