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Tegucigalpa · Honduras · February 2024
Visas issued at Tegucigalpa in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,758 | 68% | 5,797 | 7,279 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 861 | 21.2% | 438 | 381 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 85 | 2.1% | 60 | 49 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 84 | 2.1% | 86 | 58 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 46 | 1.1% | 37 | 34 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 38 | 0.9% | 29 | 43 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 28 | 0.7% | 77 | 5 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 0.6% | 47 | 22 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0.4% | 14 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.4% | 3 | 8 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 15 | 0.4% | 6 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 9 | 0.2% | 9 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 7 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0.2% | 23 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.1% | 18 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 179 | 26.9% | 135 | 27 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 169 | 25.4% | 128 | 32 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 155 | 23.3% | 81 | 18 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 43 | 6.5% | 29 | 38 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 27 | 4.1% | 12 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 25 | 3.8% | 35 | 14 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 3.2% | 11 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 15 | 2.3% | 14 | 7 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 15 | 2.3% | 9 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 7 | 1.1% | 2 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| February 2024 | Tegucigalpa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,053 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -39% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -49% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 666 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 836 days; F, M, J 23 days; H, L, O, P, Q 11 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tegucigalpa issue in February 2024?
4,053 nonimmigrant visas and 666 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 51th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tegucigalpa?
January 2024: 6,689 nonimmigrant visas (-39% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 7,930 (-49%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,758 (68%), H2B 861 (21.2%), H2A 85 (2.1%), C1/D 84 (2.1%), J1 46 (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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.