Visas issued at Frankfurt in October 2023
U.S. Consulate General, Germany. The page of the post has the wait times of Frankfurt.
In October 2023, the post issued 3,978 nonimmigrant visas and 249 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 885,241 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,978 | 4,613 | 4,055 |
| Immigrant | 249 | 319 | 389 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,469 | 62.1% | 2,864 | 2,208 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 505 | 12.7% | 391 | 252 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 221 | 5.6% | 255 | 382 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 192 | 4.8% | 269 | 311 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 167 | 4.2% | 222 | 294 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 87 | 2.2% | 119 | 141 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 58 | 1.5% | 73 | 58 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 46 | 1.2% | 49 | 76 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 40 | 1% | 38 | 26 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 38 | 1% | 71 | 62 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 34 | 0.9% | 30 | 41 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 27 | 0.7% | 20 | 25 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 23 | 0.6% | 44 | 36 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 13 | 0.3% | 43 | 22 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.3% | 13 | 16 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 10 | 0.3% | 16 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0.2% | 20 | 23 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 6 | 0.2% | 26 | 9 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 16 | 17 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 51 | 20.5% | 66 | 69 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 49 | 19.7% | 65 | 59 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 45 | 18.1% | 38 | 51 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 29 | 11.6% | 64 | 39 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 18 | 7.2% | 13 | 12 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 16 | 6.4% | 11 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 14 | 5.6% | 17 | 12 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 9 | 3.6% | 5 | 3 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 2% | 0 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 5 | 2% | 13 | 17 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 11 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 15 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 5 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 4 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 6 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Frankfurt lists every month. The page of October 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -14%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2023. Report an error.