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Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia · February 2024
Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,116 | 80.5% | 2,433 | 2,532 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 126 | 4.8% | 116 | 132 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 69 | 2.6% | 51 | 47 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 55 | 2.1% | 67 | 50 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 53 | 2% | 51 | 83 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 49 | 1.9% | 65 | 38 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 41 | 1.6% | 39 | 29 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 34 | 1.3% | 37 | 80 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 25 | 1% | 24 | 34 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.5% | 29 | 30 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 11 | 0.4% | 6 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 8 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 13 | 7 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.2% | 10 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 20.8% | 7 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 15.1% | 0 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 8 | 15.1% | 6 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 9.4% | 8 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 9.4% | 0 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 5 | 9.4% | 2 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 5.7% | 5 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 3.8% | 0 | 5 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 1.9% | 1 | 16 |
Context
| February 2024 | Kuala Lumpur | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,627 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -15% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 53 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 2 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kuala Lumpur issue in February 2024?
2,627 nonimmigrant visas and 53 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 65th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kuala Lumpur?
January 2024: 2,979 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 3,093 (-15%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,116 (80.5%), C1/D 126 (4.8%), H1B 69 (2.6%), B1 55 (2.1%), J1 53 (2%).
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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.