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Kuwait City · Kuwait · January 2024
Visas issued at Kuwait City 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 | 1,705 | 87% | 876 | 2,029 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 111 | 5.7% | 118 | 88 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 59 | 3% | 33 | 46 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 27 | 1.4% | 12 | 41 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 14 | 0.7% | 8 | 3 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.4% | 9 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 8 | 0.4% | 10 | 5 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0.1% | 11 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 19 | 38% | 11 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 12% | 3 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 12% | 5 | 13 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 12% | 7 | 11 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 10% | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 6% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 6% | 12 | 12 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 4% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Kuwait City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,960 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +77% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -13% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 50 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 6 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 6 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kuwait City issue in January 2024?
1,960 nonimmigrant visas and 50 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 87th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kuwait City?
December 2023: 1,105 nonimmigrant visas (+77% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 2,255 (-13%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,705 (87%), F1 111 (5.7%), C1/D 59 (3%), A2 27 (1.4%), F2 14 (0.7%).
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.