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Visas issued at Paris in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,532 | 51.2% | 1,425 | 1,612 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 466 | 9.4% | 833 | 672 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 385 | 7.8% | 278 | 123 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 217 | 4.4% | 157 | 373 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 208 | 4.2% | 177 | 192 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 201 | 4.1% | 719 | 261 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 107 | 2.2% | 7 | 20 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 107 | 2.2% | 182 | 157 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 98 | 2% | 60 | 58 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 92 | 1.9% | 100 | 98 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 76 | 1.5% | 60 | 61 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 62 | 1.3% | 57 | 74 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 54 | 1.1% | 45 | 49 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 37 | 0.7% | 23 | 46 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 37 | 0.7% | 88 | 76 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 34 | 0.7% | 39 | 102 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 29 | 0.6% | 18 | 34 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 29 | 0.6% | 53 | 49 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 23 | 0.5% | 15 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 0.4% | 7 | 22 |
| 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 | 21 | 0.4% | 17 | 25 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.3% | 24 | 20 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.3% | 13 | 12 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 13 | 0.3% | 6 | 14 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.2% | 11 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 10 | 0.2% | 4 | 15 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8 | 0.2% | 3 | 35 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0.2% | 10 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 10 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 12 | 4 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 12 | 13% | 21 | 3 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 10 | 10.9% | 0 | 9 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 9.8% | 7 | 26 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 9.8% | 5 | 17 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 8 | 8.7% | 1 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 7.6% | 5 | 21 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 7 | 7.6% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 6.5% | 1 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 5.4% | 13 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 4.3% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 4.3% | 0 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 3.3% | 5 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 3.3% | 4 | 7 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 3.3% | 0 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2024 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,943 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | +11% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +16% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 92 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 92 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in September 2024?
4,943 nonimmigrant visas and 92 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 43th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
August 2024: 4,463 nonimmigrant visas (+11% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 4,249 (+16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,532 (51.2%), J1 466 (9.4%), E2 385 (7.8%), C1/D 217 (4.4%), L1 208 (4.2%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.