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Amsterdam · Netherlands · September 2024
Visas issued at Amsterdam in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,019 | 58.5% | 965 | 743 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 133 | 7.6% | 125 | 108 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 106 | 6.1% | 124 | 99 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 90 | 5.2% | 212 | 86 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 42 | 2.4% | 63 | 41 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 39 | 2.2% | 34 | 31 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 36 | 2.1% | 22 | 22 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 31 | 1.8% | 29 | 34 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 27 | 1.6% | 20 | 21 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 25 | 1.4% | 42 | 35 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 1.4% | 181 | 36 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 21 | 1.2% | 11 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 21 | 1.2% | 27 | 17 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 20 | 1.1% | 10 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 16 | 0.9% | 20 | 22 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 16 | 0.9% | 19 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 15 | 0.9% | 15 | 21 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 10 | 0.6% | 0 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 9 | 0.5% | 4 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.5% | 16 | 11 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 |
| 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% | 27 | 8 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 50% | 2 | 10 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 25% | 0 | 5 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 25% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2024 | Amsterdam | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,741 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | -14% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +25% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 8 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 90 days; F, M, J 16 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Amsterdam issue in September 2024?
1,741 nonimmigrant visas and 8 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 96th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Amsterdam?
August 2024: 2,020 nonimmigrant visas (-14% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 1,394 (+25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,019 (58.5%), C1/D 133 (7.6%), L1 106 (6.1%), J1 90 (5.2%), L2 42 (2.4%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.