Visas issued at Georgetown in December 2024
U.S. Embassy, Guyana. The page of the post has the wait times of Georgetown.
In December 2024, the post issued 2,345 nonimmigrant visas and 161 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 884,739 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 | Dec 2024 | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,345 | 3,060 | 1,936 |
| Immigrant | 161 | 197 | 234 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,011 | 85.8% | 2,496 | 1,658 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 264 | 11.3% | 471 | 224 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 18 | 0.8% | 9 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 16 | 0.7% | 11 | 8 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 0.3% | 12 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.2% | 10 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 48 | 29.8% | 30 | 78 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 25 | 15.5% | 34 | 47 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 19 | 11.8% | 3 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 18 | 11.2% | 26 | 33 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 15 | 9.3% | 19 | 15 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 10 | 6.2% | 11 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 6.2% | 21 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 4.3% | 23 | 5 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 6 | 3.7% | 17 | 10 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.2% | 9 | 32 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 86 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Georgetown lists every month. The page of December 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -23%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2024. Report an error.