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Amsterdam · Netherlands · November 2023
Visas issued at Amsterdam in November 2023
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) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,064 | 59.3% | 1,114 | 729 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 120 | 6.7% | 137 | 78 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 112 | 6.2% | 90 | 68 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 105 | 5.9% | 86 | 161 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 66 | 3.7% | 32 | 75 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 57 | 3.2% | 42 | 31 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 55 | 3.1% | 53 | 38 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 36 | 2% | 23 | 22 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 35 | 2% | 65 | 25 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 30 | 1.7% | 27 | 32 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 21 | 1.2% | 24 | 40 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 17 | 0.9% | 9 | 7 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 15 | 0.8% | 7 | 33 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.7% | 22 | 25 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.2% | 11 | 1 |
| 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 | 0.2% | 10 | 2 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO1 | Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO resident in the U.S. and resident members of official staff; principal NATO officers; and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 15 | 48.4% | 8 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 12.9% | 5 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 9.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 6.5% | 0 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 2 | 6.5% | 1 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 3.2% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 3.2% | 4 | 3 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| November 2023 | Amsterdam | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,793 | 815,973 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | -8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +26% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 31 | 45,437 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2023 (5 Nov 2023): B1/B2 next available 54 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 6 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Amsterdam issue in November 2023?
1,793 nonimmigrant visas and 31 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2023. That was the 87th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Amsterdam?
October 2023: 1,811 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Nov 2023). November 2022: 1,427 (+26%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,064 (59.3%), C1/D 120 (6.7%), L1 112 (6.2%), J1 105 (5.9%), F1 66 (3.7%).
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 November 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.