Visas issued at Frankfurt in September 2024
U.S. Consulate General, Germany. The page of the post has the wait times of Frankfurt.
In September 2024, the post issued 3,553 nonimmigrant visas and 1,283 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 925,157 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 | Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,553 | 4,431 | 4,613 |
| Immigrant | 1,283 | 1,200 | 319 |
Nonimmigrant classes, September 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,091 | 58.9% | 2,260 | 2,864 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 323 | 9.1% | 295 | 391 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 291 | 8.2% | 380 | 255 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 240 | 6.8% | 495 | 269 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 158 | 4.4% | 214 | 222 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 89 | 2.5% | 123 | 119 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 64 | 1.8% | 254 | 73 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 54 | 1.5% | 55 | 30 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 43 | 1.2% | 40 | 43 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 41 | 1.2% | 55 | 49 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 30 | 0.8% | 18 | 20 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 30 | 0.8% | 49 | 44 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.5% | 29 | 13 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 16 | 0.5% | 10 | 38 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 11 | 0.3% | 27 | 71 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | 26 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.2% | 19 | 20 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.2% | 12 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.2% | 19 | 16 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 24 | 16 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 6 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 4 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, September 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 702 | 54.7% | 615 | 13 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 155 | 12.1% | 161 | 11 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 149 | 11.6% | 149 | 5 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 82 | 6.4% | 85 | 38 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 65 | 5.1% | 52 | 65 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 43 | 3.4% | 42 | 64 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 21 | 1.6% | 12 | 66 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 15 | 1.2% | 6 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 1% | 19 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 12 | 0.9% | 17 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 13 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 0.3% | 11 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of September 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 50 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Frankfurt lists every month. The page of September 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -20%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, September 2024. Report an error.