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Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia · January 2024
Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur 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 | 2,433 | 81.7% | 1,715 | 2,566 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 116 | 3.9% | 116 | 82 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 67 | 2.2% | 67 | 51 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 65 | 2.2% | 129 | 108 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 51 | 1.7% | 85 | 72 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 51 | 1.7% | 59 | 69 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 39 | 1.3% | 44 | 42 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 37 | 1.2% | 9 | 68 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 29 | 1% | 26 | 18 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 24 | 0.8% | 17 | 23 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 13 | 0.4% | 1 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.3% | 6 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 10 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 3 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 22.9% | 5 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 20% | 11 | 4 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 17.1% | 12 | 9 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 11.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 5.7% | 13 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 2.9% | 5 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Kuala Lumpur | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,979 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +30% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -6% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 35 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 8 days; F, M, J 6 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kuala Lumpur issue in January 2024?
2,979 nonimmigrant visas and 35 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 67th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kuala Lumpur?
December 2023: 2,296 nonimmigrant visas (+30% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 3,164 (-6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,433 (81.7%), C1/D 116 (3.9%), B1 67 (2.2%), F1 65 (2.2%), H1B 51 (1.7%).
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.