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Dublin · Ireland · December 2023
Visas issued at Dublin 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 | 845 | 59% | 944 | 636 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 131 | 9.2% | 164 | 197 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 80 | 5.6% | 59 | 111 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 73 | 5.1% | 61 | 93 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 69 | 4.8% | 26 | 83 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 65 | 4.5% | 23 | 58 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 30 | 2.1% | 24 | 68 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 21 | 1.5% | 15 | 25 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 18 | 1.3% | 8 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 18 | 1.3% | 9 | 24 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 18 | 1.3% | 5 | 7 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 1% | 13 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.5% | 3 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 11 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 29.6% | 4 | 14 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 22.2% | 5 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 18.5% | 4 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 4 | 14.8% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 7.4% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 3.7% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 3.7% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2023 | Dublin | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,431 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | +3% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +6% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 27 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 9 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 14 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Dublin issue in December 2023?
1,431 nonimmigrant visas and 27 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 95th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Dublin?
November 2023: 1,392 nonimmigrant visas (+3% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 1,355 (+6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 845 (59%), J1 131 (9.2%), L1 80 (5.6%), C1/D 73 (5.1%), F1 69 (4.8%).
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.