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Tegucigalpa · Honduras · March 2024
Visas issued at Tegucigalpa in March 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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,791 | 66.7% | 2,758 | 8,100 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 889 | 21.3% | 861 | 809 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 146 | 3.5% | 85 | 101 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 86 | 2.1% | 84 | 107 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 55 | 1.3% | 38 | 61 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 52 | 1.2% | 28 | 10 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 29 | 0.7% | 25 | 39 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 29 | 0.7% | 46 | 54 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 20 | 0.5% | 7 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 14 | 0.3% | 17 | 34 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 12 | 0.3% | 8 | 16 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.2% | 6 | 4 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 8 | 0.2% | 15 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.1% | 15 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 15 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 8 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 2 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 6 | 7 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 101 | 27.4% | 169 | 36 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 92 | 24.9% | 179 | 47 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 70 | 19% | 155 | 37 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 47 | 12.7% | 43 | 68 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 11 | 3% | 21 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 3% | 15 | 10 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 9 | 2.4% | 27 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 1.6% | 25 | 17 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 5 | 1.4% | 15 | 18 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 5 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| March 2024 | Tegucigalpa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,182 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +3% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -56% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 369 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 865 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tegucigalpa issue in March 2024?
4,182 nonimmigrant visas and 369 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 52th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tegucigalpa?
February 2024: 4,053 nonimmigrant visas (+3% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 9,436 (-56%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,791 (66.7%), H2B 889 (21.3%), H2A 146 (3.5%), C1/D 86 (2.1%), A2 55 (1.3%).
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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.