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Mexico City · Mexico · October 2024
Visas issued at Mexico City in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 59,949 | 92.8% | 61,997 | 43,997 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 884 | 1.4% | 715 | 886 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 846 | 1.3% | 639 | 669 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 435 | 0.7% | 377 | 1,014 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 308 | 0.5% | 323 | 646 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 228 | 0.4% | 187 | 160 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 224 | 0.3% | 223 | 161 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 188 | 0.3% | 132 | 120 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 163 | 0.3% | 179 | 152 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 128 | 0.2% | 191 | 202 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 124 | 0.2% | 128 | 86 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 121 | 0.2% | 67 | 64 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 119 | 0.2% | 130 | 120 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 116 | 0.2% | 86 | 107 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 109 | 0.2% | 122 | 146 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 104 | 0.2% | 123 | 122 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 79 | 0.1% | 43 | 51 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 76 | 0.1% | 83 | 67 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 74 | 0.1% | 61 | 699 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 51 | 0.1% | 46 | 83 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 47 | 0.1% | 44 | 54 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 34 | 0.1% | 39 | 25 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 34 | 0.1% | 45 | 21 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 29 | 0% | 53 | 295 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 23 | 0% | 21 | 18 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 12 | 0% | 18 | 20 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 12 | 0% | 15 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0% | 13 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0% | 19 | 7 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0% | 11 | 13 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 9 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 12 | 9 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 11 | 14 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Mexico City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 64,568 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +29% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 1 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 359 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mexico City issue in October 2024?
64,568 nonimmigrant visas and 1 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 1st largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mexico City?
September 2024: 66,180 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 50,084 (+29%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 59,949 (92.8%), BBBCV 884 (1.4%), B1/B2 846 (1.3%), TN 435 (0.7%), TD 308 (0.5%).
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 October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.