Visas issued at Frankfurt in May 2024
U.S. Consulate General, Germany. The page of the post has the wait times of Frankfurt.
In May 2024, the post issued 4,353 nonimmigrant visas and 1,112 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,070,656 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 | May 2024 | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 4,353 | 4,909 | 5,604 |
| Immigrant | 1,112 | 909 | 486 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2024
| Class | The Department's description | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,041 | 46.9% | 2,767 | 2,892 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 949 | 21.8% | 491 | 911 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 361 | 8.3% | 380 | 356 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 345 | 7.9% | 219 | 433 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 249 | 5.7% | 491 | 338 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 111 | 2.5% | 181 | 195 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 70 | 1.6% | 110 | 133 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 38 | 0.9% | 25 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 0.6% | 35 | 36 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 26 | 0.6% | 15 | 25 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 20 | 0.5% | 19 | 30 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 20 | 0.5% | 6 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 18 | 0.4% | 27 | 31 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 15 | 0.3% | 27 | 92 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 15 | 0.3% | 7 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 11 | 0.3% | 6 | 9 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.2% | 23 | 13 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0.2% | 2 | 21 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 9 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.1% | 32 | 23 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0.1% | 11 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, May 2024
| Class | The Department's description | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 526 | 47.3% | 413 | 34 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 162 | 14.6% | 144 | 15 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 148 | 13.3% | 127 | 14 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 57 | 5.1% | 50 | 51 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 46 | 4.1% | 18 | 207 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 41 | 3.7% | 42 | 43 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 35 | 3.1% | 41 | 59 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 23 | 2.1% | 8 | 1 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 17 | 1.5% | 12 | 10 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 14 | 1.3% | 12 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.9% | 7 | 14 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 7 | 0.6% | 2 | 7 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 8 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 9 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 39 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Frankfurt lists every month. The page of May 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -11%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2024. Report an error.