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Amsterdam · Netherlands · February 2024
Visas issued at Amsterdam 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 | 1,122 | 58.2% | 1,039 | 1,144 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 125 | 6.5% | 47 | 6 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 104 | 5.4% | 95 | 62 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 103 | 5.3% | 131 | 79 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 92 | 4.8% | 111 | 50 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 64 | 3.3% | 53 | 37 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 50 | 2.6% | 27 | 30 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 29 | 1.5% | 29 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 26 | 1.3% | 16 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 26 | 1.3% | 20 | 17 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 24 | 1.2% | 40 | 15 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 22 | 1.1% | 13 | 18 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 1% | 31 | 15 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 19 | 1% | 7 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 0.8% | 30 | 16 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.8% | 9 | 15 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.5% | 10 | 21 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.4% | 4 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 0.4% | 2 | 6 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 8 | 0.4% | 5 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.4% | 2 | 7 |
| 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 | 6 | 0.3% | 13 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 13 | 5 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 28% | 13 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 28% | 13 | 10 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 16% | 6 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 12% | 8 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 8% | 3 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 4% | 3 | 3 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 4% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| February 2024 | Amsterdam | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,927 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | +10% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +19% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 25 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 68 days; F, M, J 6 days; H, L, O, P, Q 19 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Amsterdam issue in February 2024?
1,927 nonimmigrant visas and 25 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 88th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Amsterdam?
January 2024: 1,753 nonimmigrant visas (+10% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 1,615 (+19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,122 (58.2%), P1 125 (6.5%), L1 104 (5.4%), J1 103 (5.3%), C1/D 92 (4.8%).
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.