Paris · France · December 2024
Visas issued at Paris in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,774 | 32.8% | 1,583 | 1,501 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,065 | 19.7% | 670 | 1,102 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 905 | 16.7% | 446 | 768 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 314 | 5.8% | 242 | 261 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 286 | 5.3% | 119 | 292 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 269 | 5% | 196 | 301 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 197 | 3.6% | 109 | 227 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 142 | 2.6% | 39 | 140 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 69 | 1.3% | 34 | 26 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 45 | 0.8% | 22 | 32 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 40 | 0.7% | 26 | 65 |
| 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 | 39 | 0.7% | 27 | 17 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 38 | 0.7% | 33 | 62 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 38 | 0.7% | 13 | 30 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 36 | 0.7% | 24 | 38 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 21 | 0.4% | 28 | 40 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 17 | 0.3% | 7 | 24 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.3% | 6 | 20 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 15 | 0.3% | 7 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 15 | 0.3% | 8 | 20 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 15 | 0.3% | 4 | 21 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 9 | 0.2% | 1 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 14 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 14 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 8 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 51 | 30.9% | 33 | 22 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 15.2% | 15 | 14 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 17 | 10.3% | 14 | 14 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 6.1% | 6 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 8 | 4.8% | 2 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 4.2% | 13 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 4.2% | 4 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 3.6% | 26 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 3.6% | 3 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 3.6% | 3 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 3% | 21 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 2.4% | 1 | 1 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 1.2% | 6 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,404 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +46% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +7% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 165 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 105 days; F, M, J 17 days; H, L, O, P, Q 11 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in December 2024?
5,404 nonimmigrant visas and 165 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 40th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
November 2024: 3,707 nonimmigrant visas (+46% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 5,050 (+7%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,774 (32.8%), J1 1,065 (19.7%), F1 905 (16.7%), E2 314 (5.8%), L2 286 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.