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Mexico City · Mexico · December 2024
Visas issued at Mexico City in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 50,437 | 92.5% | 36,045 | 42,886 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 585 | 1.1% | 656 | 668 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 552 | 1% | 434 | 682 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 551 | 1% | 666 | 776 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 355 | 0.7% | 287 | 497 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 259 | 0.5% | 168 | 151 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 232 | 0.4% | 135 | 201 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 214 | 0.4% | 126 | 219 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 157 | 0.3% | 128 | 112 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 156 | 0.3% | 128 | 94 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 147 | 0.3% | 182 | 161 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 132 | 0.2% | 133 | 91 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 109 | 0.2% | 92 | 77 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 104 | 0.2% | 165 | 92 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 81 | 0.1% | 40 | 84 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 79 | 0.1% | 87 | 95 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 58 | 0.1% | 41 | 26 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 51 | 0.1% | 39 | 26 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 34 | 0.1% | 55 | 21 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 27 | 0% | 36 | 59 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 26 | 0% | 16 | 18 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 24 | 0% | 20 | 16 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 0% | 12 | 15 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0% | 29 | 45 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 19 | 0% | 6 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 19 | 0% | 58 | 12 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 16 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0% | 5 | 33 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 7 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 5 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 12 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 11 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | Mexico City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 54,521 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +37% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +15% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 1 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 359 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mexico City issue in December 2024?
54,521 nonimmigrant visas and 1 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 1st largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mexico City?
November 2024: 39,940 nonimmigrant visas (+37% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 47,305 (+15%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 50,437 (92.5%), B1/B2 585 (1.1%), TN 552 (1%), BBBCV 551 (1%), TD 355 (0.7%).
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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.