Visas issued at Frankfurt in November 2023
U.S. Consulate General, Germany. The page of the post has the wait times of Frankfurt.
In November 2023, the post issued 4,300 nonimmigrant visas and 238 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 815,973 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 | Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 4,300 | 3,978 | 4,231 |
| Immigrant | 238 | 249 | 460 |
Nonimmigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,565 | 59.7% | 2,469 | 2,298 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 412 | 9.6% | 505 | 297 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 369 | 8.6% | 192 | 280 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 253 | 5.9% | 221 | 330 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 166 | 3.9% | 58 | 157 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 154 | 3.6% | 167 | 244 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 107 | 2.5% | 87 | 158 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 48 | 1.1% | 46 | 87 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 43 | 1% | 34 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 28 | 0.7% | 38 | 70 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 27 | 0.6% | 13 | 27 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 25 | 0.6% | 27 | 33 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 23 | 0.5% | 23 | 42 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 17 | 0.4% | 9 | 33 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.3% | 12 | 28 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.3% | 40 | 73 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 10 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 11 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 10 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
Immigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 50 | 21% | 49 | 53 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 48 | 20.2% | 51 | 130 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 45 | 18.9% | 29 | 59 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 23 | 9.7% | 18 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 13 | 5.5% | 45 | 41 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 11 | 4.6% | 16 | 5 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 3.4% | 14 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 3.4% | 0 | 24 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 8 | 3.4% | 9 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 2.9% | 3 | 14 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 2.5% | 2 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 15 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 5 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 14 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 71 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of November 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 10 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Frankfurt lists every month. The page of November 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: +8%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, November 2023. Report an error.