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Guatemala City · Guatemala · November 2024
Visas issued at Guatemala City in November 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) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,549 | 93.4% | 7,142 | 6,875 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 337 | 3.7% | 837 | 483 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 88 | 1% | 156 | 52 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 29 | 0.3% | 36 | 34 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 22 | 0.2% | 45 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 19 | 0.2% | 11 | 32 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 15 | 0.2% | 19 | 17 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 11 | 0.1% | 6 | 18 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 0.1% | 7 | 16 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 8 | 0.1% | 16 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.1% | 15 | 12 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 4 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0.1% | 11 | 8 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| U4 | Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 173 | 27.3% | 154 | 163 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 77 | 12.2% | 67 | 162 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 66 | 10.4% | 40 | 12 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 65 | 10.3% | 49 | 53 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 54 | 8.5% | 74 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 50 | 7.9% | 58 | 114 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 46 | 7.3% | 68 | 14 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 37 | 5.8% | 11 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 30 | 4.7% | 45 | 12 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 10 | 1.6% | 24 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 31 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.6% | 16 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 6 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| November 2024 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 9,154 | 811,088 |
| Change on previous month | +9% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +20% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 633 | 49,612 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2024 (12 Nov 2024): B1/B2 next available 113 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in November 2024?
9,154 nonimmigrant visas and 633 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2024. That was the 22th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
October 2024: 8,395 nonimmigrant visas (+9% to Nov 2024). November 2023: 7,621 (+20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,549 (93.4%), H2B 337 (3.7%), H2A 88 (1%), F1 29 (0.3%), A2 22 (0.2%).
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 November 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.