Visas issued at Kuwait City in October 2024
U.S. Embassy, Kuwait. The page of the post has the wait times of Kuwait City.
In October 2024, the post issued 1,826 nonimmigrant visas and 74 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 977,715 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,826 | 1,814 | 2,128 |
| Immigrant | 74 | 80 | 55 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,595 | 87.3% | 1,542 | 1,848 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 71 | 3.9% | 157 | 97 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 59 | 3.2% | 40 | 64 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 38 | 2.1% | 30 | 50 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 14 | 0.8% | 7 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.7% | 0 | 14 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 0.6% | 8 | 18 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, October 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 21 | 28.4% | 0 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 15 | 20.3% | 13 | 16 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 11 | 14.9% | 28 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 10.8% | 2 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 8 | 10.8% | 7 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 5.4% | 4 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 2.7% | 4 | 1 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 2.7% | 4 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 1.4% | 3 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 1.4% | 3 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 1 day. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Kuwait City lists every month. The page of October 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +1%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2024. Report an error.