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New Delhi · India · November 2024
Visas issued at New Delhi in November 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) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 18,575 | 83.9% | 31,846 | 15,420 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2,385 | 10.8% | 785 | 862 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 613 | 2.8% | 27 | 664 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 153 | 0.7% | 111 | 212 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 81 | 0.4% | 139 | 95 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 57 | 0.3% | 25 | 45 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 46 | 0.2% | 20 | 8 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 42 | 0.2% | 31 | 14 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 35 | 0.2% | 4 | 12 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 30 | 0.1% | 30 | 14 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 24 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0.1% | 16 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 16 | 0.1% | 34 | 11 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0% | 15 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0% | 11 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0% | 4 | 55 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 8 | 0% | 5 | 8 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0% | 6 | 5,541 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 4 | 22 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2,183 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 201 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| U4 | Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 14 | 38.9% | 17 | 16 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 6 | 16.7% | 8 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 8.3% | 8 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 8.3% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 8.3% | 0 | 2 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 5.6% | 6 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| November 2024 | New Delhi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 22,147 | 811,088 |
| Change on previous month | -33% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -13% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 36 | 49,612 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2024 (12 Nov 2024): B1/B2 next available 432 days; F, M, J 38 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did New Delhi issue in November 2024?
22,147 nonimmigrant visas and 36 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2024. That was the 9th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at New Delhi?
October 2024: 33,145 nonimmigrant visas (-33% to Nov 2024). November 2023: 25,545 (-13%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 18,575 (83.9%), C1/D 2,385 (10.8%), F1 613 (2.8%), J1 153 (0.7%), A2 81 (0.4%).
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 November 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.