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Tegucigalpa · Honduras · January 2024
Visas issued at Tegucigalpa in January 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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,797 | 86.7% | 4,836 | 8,176 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 438 | 6.5% | 406 | 382 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 86 | 1.3% | 93 | 99 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 77 | 1.2% | 24 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 60 | 0.9% | 51 | 26 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 47 | 0.7% | 86 | 43 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 37 | 0.6% | 47 | 47 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 29 | 0.4% | 14 | 18 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 23 | 0.3% | 3 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 18 | 0.3% | 1 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 14 | 0.2% | 10 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 9 | 0.1% | 29 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.1% | 5 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 10 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 16 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 3 | 15 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 7 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 5 | 6 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 10 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 135 | 28.6% | 43 | 41 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 128 | 27.1% | 69 | 31 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 81 | 17.2% | 39 | 25 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 35 | 7.4% | 24 | 10 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 29 | 6.1% | 32 | 29 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 14 | 3% | 3 | 24 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 12 | 2.5% | 2 | 14 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 1.9% | 6 | 10 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 4 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
Context
| January 2024 | Tegucigalpa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,689 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +18% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -25% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 472 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 801 days; F, M, J 6 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tegucigalpa issue in January 2024?
6,689 nonimmigrant visas and 472 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 35th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tegucigalpa?
December 2023: 5,661 nonimmigrant visas (+18% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 8,916 (-25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,797 (86.7%), H2B 438 (6.5%), C1/D 86 (1.3%), K1 77 (1.2%), H2A 60 (0.9%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.