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Auckland · New Zealand · August 2024
Visas issued at Auckland in August 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) | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 674 | 56.9% | 617 | 253 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 114 | 9.6% | 55 | 68 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 75 | 6.3% | 65 | 203 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 53 | 4.5% | 130 | 44 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 46 | 3.9% | 98 | 20 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 19 | 1.6% | 7 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 18 | 1.5% | 6 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 1.5% | 15 | 2 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 1.4% | 20 | 4 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 16 | 1.4% | 20 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 1.4% | 10 | 5 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 1.3% | 17 | 8 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 14 | 1.2% | 25 | 12 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 13 | 1.1% | 6 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 13 | 1.1% | 20 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 13 | 1.1% | 4 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 12 | 1% | 2 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 9 | 0.8% | 5 | 3 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 12 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 10 | 16.7% | 2 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 8 | 13.3% | 4 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 8.3% | 9 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 5 | 8.3% | 9 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 6.7% | 4 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 6.7% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 6.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 6.7% | 1 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 5% | 8 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 5% | 7 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 3.3% | 4 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 1.7% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.7% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| August 2024 | Auckland | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,184 | 931,915 |
| Change on previous month | +2% | -3% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +77% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 60 | 62,077 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2024 (7 Aug 2024): B1/B2 next available 30 days; F, M, J 10 days; H, L, O, P, Q 10 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Auckland issue in August 2024?
1,184 nonimmigrant visas and 60 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2024. That was the 118th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did August 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Auckland?
July 2024: 1,163 nonimmigrant visas (+2% to Aug 2024). August 2023: 668 (+77%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 674 (56.9%), C1/D 114 (9.6%), A2 75 (6.3%), F1 53 (4.5%), J1 46 (3.9%).
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 August 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.