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Tegucigalpa · Honduras · November 2023
Visas issued at Tegucigalpa in November 2023
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 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,135 | 85.3% | 4,446 | 7,497 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 300 | 5% | 328 | 386 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 180 | 3% | 51 | 24 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 93 | 1.5% | 76 | 75 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 67 | 1.1% | 21 | 60 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 55 | 0.9% | 22 | 26 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 36 | 0.6% | 87 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 0.4% | 15 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0.3% | 10 | 20 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 15 | 0.2% | 22 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 15 | 0.2% | 8 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 0.2% | 4 | 9 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 13 | 0.2% | 22 | 8 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 9 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 8 | 8 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0% | 2 | 22 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 12 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 6 | 22 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| U5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 149 | 28.5% | 152 | 26 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 128 | 24.5% | 169 | 55 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 127 | 24.3% | 164 | 44 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 29 | 5.5% | 24 | 51 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 28 | 5.4% | 13 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 18 | 3.4% | 29 | 23 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 1.9% | 14 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 8 | 1.5% | 14 | 22 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 4 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 0.6% | 10 | 6 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 |
Context
| November 2023 | Tegucigalpa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,021 | 815,973 |
| Change on previous month | +16% | -8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -27% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 523 | 45,437 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2023 (5 Nov 2023): B1/B2 next available 724 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tegucigalpa issue in November 2023?
6,021 nonimmigrant visas and 523 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2023. That was the 31th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tegucigalpa?
October 2023: 5,169 nonimmigrant visas (+16% to Nov 2023). November 2022: 8,227 (-27%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,135 (85.3%), H2B 300 (5%), A2 180 (3%), C1/D 93 (1.5%), F1 67 (1.1%).
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 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.