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Guatemala City · Guatemala · January 2024
Visas issued at Guatemala City in January 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. 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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,705 | 84.3% | 7,014 | 6,267 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 542 | 8% | 441 | 184 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 274 | 4% | 107 | 296 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 80 | 1.2% | 152 | 46 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 33 | 0.5% | 24 | 8 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 28 | 0.4% | 7 | 19 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 12 | 0.2% | 8 | 3 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 11 | 0.2% | 16 | 32 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 10 | 0.1% | 40 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 9 | 0.1% | 7 | 11 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0.1% | 15 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0% | 11 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 3 | 26 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 122 | 30.9% | 124 | 112 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 94 | 23.8% | 117 | 79 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 66 | 16.7% | 98 | 69 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 27 | 6.8% | 36 | 81 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 24 | 6.1% | 19 | 18 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 22 | 5.6% | 31 | 18 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 20 | 5.1% | 23 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 1.3% | 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) | 5 | 1.3% | 18 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 1% | 2 | 16 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,767 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | -14% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 395 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 496 days; F, M, J 6 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in January 2024?
6,767 nonimmigrant visas and 395 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 34th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
December 2023: 7,891 nonimmigrant visas (-14% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 6,972 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,705 (84.3%), H2B 542 (8%), H2A 274 (4%), F1 80 (1.2%), K1 33 (0.5%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.