Visas issued at Frankfurt in December 2023
U.S. Consulate General, Germany. The page of the post has the wait times of Frankfurt.
In December 2023, the post issued 3,681 nonimmigrant visas and 643 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 755,973 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 | Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,681 | 4,300 | 3,550 |
| Immigrant | 643 | 238 | 360 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,040 | 55.4% | 2,565 | 1,444 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 333 | 9% | 369 | 451 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 315 | 8.6% | 412 | 211 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 283 | 7.7% | 253 | 317 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 160 | 4.3% | 166 | 223 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 159 | 4.3% | 154 | 208 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 102 | 2.8% | 107 | 140 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 56 | 1.5% | 48 | 124 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 36 | 1% | 43 | 31 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 28 | 0.8% | 1 | 17 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 27 | 0.7% | 25 | 42 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 26 | 0.7% | 23 | 41 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 23 | 0.6% | 27 | 14 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 0.5% | 17 | 27 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 17 | 0.5% | 11 | 128 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.4% | 15 | 31 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.2% | 28 | 41 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 12 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.1% | 10 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 12 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 211 | 32.8% | 23 | 14 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 111 | 17.3% | 11 | 6 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 71 | 11% | 8 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 64 | 10% | 45 | 35 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 54 | 8.4% | 48 | 94 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 46 | 7.2% | 50 | 63 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 37 | 5.8% | 13 | 31 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 1.6% | 4 | 18 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 8 | 1.2% | 1 | 36 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 17 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 6 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 9 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 3 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Frankfurt lists every month. The page of December 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, December 2023. Report an error.