Visas issued at Riga in January 2024
U.S. Embassy, Latvia. The page of the post has the wait times of Riga.
In January 2024, the post issued 499 nonimmigrant visas and 8 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 875,162 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 | Jan 2024 | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 499 | 351 | 452 |
| Immigrant | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Nonimmigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 361 | 72.3% | 234 | 245 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 100 | 20% | 76 | 150 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 2% | 1 | 3 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 19 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 10 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 75% | 0 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of January 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 7 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Riga lists every month. The page of January 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +42%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, January 2024. Report an error.