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Guatemala City · Guatemala · June 2024
Visas issued at Guatemala City in June 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) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,469 | 82% | 7,340 | 5,948 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 858 | 10.9% | 2,007 | 2,083 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 193 | 2.4% | 750 | 289 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 147 | 1.9% | 84 | 114 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 30 | 0.4% | 13 | 11 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 26 | 0.3% | 43 | 31 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 24 | 0.3% | 13 | 6 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 22 | 0.3% | 50 | 45 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.2% | 1 | 10 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 10 | 0.1% | 10 | 19 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0.1% | 11 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 9 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.1% | 10 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0.1% | 7 | 6 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 25 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 16 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| U5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of U-1 under 21 years of age | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 3 | 10 |
| U4 | Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 183 | 39% | 195 | 88 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 91 | 19.4% | 96 | 68 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 51 | 10.9% | 51 | 57 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 38 | 8.1% | 21 | 17 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 34 | 7.2% | 5 | 19 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 17 | 3.6% | 18 | 12 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 3.2% | 12 | 15 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 13 | 2.8% | 30 | 11 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 12 | 2.6% | 16 | 30 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 49 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| June 2024 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,888 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | -24% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 469 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 2024): B1/B2 next available 602 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 15 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in June 2024?
7,888 nonimmigrant visas and 469 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 30th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
May 2024: 10,388 nonimmigrant visas (-24% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 8,680 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,469 (82%), H2B 858 (10.9%), H2A 193 (2.4%), F1 147 (1.9%), K1 30 (0.4%).
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 June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.