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New Delhi · India · January 2024
Visas issued at New Delhi 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 | 17,632 | 92.3% | 8,064 | 11,040 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 466 | 2.4% | 893 | 443 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 366 | 1.9% | 4,095 | 471 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 140 | 0.7% | 240 | 239 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 121 | 0.6% | 966 | 2,586 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 114 | 0.6% | 2,654 | 4,597 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 45 | 0.2% | 51 | 63 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 36 | 0.2% | 115 | 73 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 32 | 0.2% | 79 | 24 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 25 | 0.1% | 22 | 38 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 24 | 0.1% | 14 | 33 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 14 | 0.1% | 7 | 8 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.1% | 69 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 12 | 0.1% | 33 | 38 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 12 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0% | 38 | 176 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0% | 10 | 1 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0% | 46 | 369 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 5 | 16 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% | 9 | 11 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 6 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 3 | 19 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 12 | 75% | 13 | 35 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 12.5% | 1 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 6.3% | 9 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | New Delhi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 19,110 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +9% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -6% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 16 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 253 days; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did New Delhi issue in January 2024?
19,110 nonimmigrant visas and 16 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 11th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at New Delhi?
December 2023: 17,455 nonimmigrant visas (+9% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 20,289 (-6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 17,632 (92.3%), C1/D 466 (2.4%), F1 366 (1.9%), J1 140 (0.7%), H4 121 (0.6%).
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.