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Mumbai · India · December 2023
Visas issued at Mumbai in December 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) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 12,059 | 50.9% | 17,964 | 6,495 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 4,710 | 19.9% | 1,463 | 6,158 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 3,348 | 14.1% | 2,827 | 4,461 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2,169 | 9.2% | 2,597 | 5,010 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 700 | 3% | 889 | 2,805 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 197 | 0.8% | 213 | 251 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 124 | 0.5% | 83 | 157 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 93 | 0.4% | 117 | 21 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 70 | 0.3% | 57 | 81 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 46 | 0.2% | 21 | 25 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 27 | 0.1% | 26 | 41 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 25 | 0.1% | 7 | 12 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 25 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 21 | 0.1% | 25 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 19 | 0.1% | 40 | 307 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 0.1% | 34 | 141 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 9 | 0% | 2 | 10 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0% | 12 | 9 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 750 | 38.4% | 952 | 970 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 319 | 16.3% | 545 | 728 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 263 | 13.5% | 467 | 19 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 192 | 9.8% | 197 | 159 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 99 | 5.1% | 49 | 52 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 58 | 3% | 19 | 34 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 58 | 3% | 31 | 499 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 53 | 2.7% | 45 | 39 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 34 | 1.7% | 15 | 244 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 26 | 1.3% | 8 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 23 | 1.2% | 6 | 44 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 23 | 1.2% | 2 | 14 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 15 | 0.8% | 2 | 14 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 11 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 0.4% | 9 | 5 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 7 | 0.4% | 0 | 7 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 50 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 7 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2023 | Mumbai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 23,688 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,954 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 213 days; F, M, J 217 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mumbai issue in December 2023?
23,688 nonimmigrant visas and 1,954 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 6th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mumbai?
November 2023: 26,409 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 26,012 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 12,059 (50.9%), F1 4,710 (19.9%), H1B 3,348 (14.1%), C1/D 2,169 (9.2%), H4 700 (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 December 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.