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New Delhi · India · December 2024
Visas issued at New Delhi in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 28,878 | 85.8% | 18,575 | 8,064 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2,711 | 8.1% | 2,385 | 893 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,495 | 4.4% | 613 | 4,095 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 154 | 0.5% | 153 | 240 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 75 | 0.2% | 35 | 69 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 72 | 0.2% | 46 | 10 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 66 | 0.2% | 42 | 79 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 63 | 0.2% | 81 | 115 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 44 | 0.1% | 30 | 14 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 22 | 0.1% | 19 | 22 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 21 | 0.1% | 57 | 51 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0% | 8 | 33 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0% | 8 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 10 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 16 | 3 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 24 | 3 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2,654 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 15 | 30.6% | 14 | 13 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 11 | 22.4% | 4 | 17 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 8 | 16.3% | 6 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 4 | 8.2% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 8.2% | 3 | 9 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 6.1% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 6.1% | 3 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | New Delhi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 33,653 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +52% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +93% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 49 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 430 days; F, M, J 36 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did New Delhi issue in December 2024?
33,653 nonimmigrant visas and 49 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 5th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at New Delhi?
November 2024: 22,147 nonimmigrant visas (+52% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 17,455 (+93%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 28,878 (85.8%), C1/D 2,711 (8.1%), F1 1,495 (4.4%), J1 154 (0.5%), F2 75 (0.2%).
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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.