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Amsterdam · Netherlands · November 2024
Visas issued at Amsterdam in November 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) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 957 | 59.7% | 1,226 | 1,064 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 117 | 7.3% | 67 | 105 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 78 | 4.9% | 63 | 36 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 73 | 4.6% | 79 | 120 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 73 | 4.6% | 40 | 112 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 61 | 3.8% | 14 | 66 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 60 | 3.7% | 35 | 55 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 26 | 1.6% | 16 | 30 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 25 | 1.6% | 67 | 35 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 1.2% | 22 | 21 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 17 | 1.1% | 54 | 57 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 17 | 1.1% | 8 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 15 | 0.9% | 121 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.6% | 5 | 10 |
| 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 | 9 | 0.6% | 1 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.5% | 25 | 13 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 4 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 15 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 7 | 0.4% | 13 | 6 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 9 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 17 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 40% | 0 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 13.3% | 2 | 15 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| November 2024 | Amsterdam | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,604 | 811,088 |
| Change on previous month | -15% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -11% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 15 | 49,612 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2024 (12 Nov 2024): B1/B2 next available 47 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Amsterdam issue in November 2024?
1,604 nonimmigrant visas and 15 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2024. That was the 92th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Amsterdam?
October 2024: 1,896 nonimmigrant visas (-15% to Nov 2024). November 2023: 1,793 (-11%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 957 (59.7%), J1 117 (7.3%), B1 78 (4.9%), C1/D 73 (4.6%), L1 73 (4.6%).
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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.