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Guatemala City · Guatemala · October 2024
Visas issued at Guatemala City in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,142 | 85.1% | 7,986 | 6,420 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 837 | 10% | 245 | 476 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 156 | 1.9% | 274 | 69 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 45 | 0.5% | 32 | 19 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 36 | 0.4% | 11 | 16 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 19 | 0.2% | 22 | 21 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 16 | 0.2% | 5 | 2 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 0.2% | 5 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 11 | 0.1% | 33 | 26 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 11 | 0.1% | 8 | 9 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 11 | 0.1% | 16 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 8 | 3 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.1% | 6 | 16 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 11 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 14 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 5 | 13 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0% | 0 | 18 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 8 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 8 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 154 | 25% | 56 | 189 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 74 | 12% | 42 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 68 | 11% | 15 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 67 | 10.9% | 27 | 115 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 58 | 9.4% | 45 | 96 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 49 | 7.9% | 401 | 32 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 45 | 7.3% | 0 | 22 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 40 | 6.5% | 22 | 22 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 24 | 3.9% | 4 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 16 | 2.6% | 27 | 8 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 11 | 1.8% | 157 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 26 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,395 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | -4% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +17% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 617 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 316 days; F, M, J 11 days; H, L, O, P, Q 11 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in October 2024?
8,395 nonimmigrant visas and 617 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 30th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
September 2024: 8,709 nonimmigrant visas (-4% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 7,179 (+17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,142 (85.1%), H2B 837 (10%), H2A 156 (1.9%), A2 45 (0.5%), F1 36 (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 October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.