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Auckland · New Zealand · October 2024
Visas issued at Auckland in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 791 | 68.7% | 571 | 456 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 106 | 9.2% | 57 | 86 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 54 | 4.7% | 30 | 20 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 46 | 4% | 48 | 118 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 15 | 1.3% | 8 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 15 | 1.3% | 8 | 10 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 14 | 1.2% | 18 | 103 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 14 | 1.2% | 13 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 1.1% | 11 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.5% | 1 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 7 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 20 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0.4% | 14 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.3% | 11 | 6 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 23.1% | 7 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 23.1% | 5 | 14 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 15.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 15.4% | 1 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 11.5% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 7.7% | 2 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 3.8% | 1 | 10 |
Context
| October 2024 | Auckland | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,151 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | +34% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +28% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 26 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 21 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Auckland issue in October 2024?
1,151 nonimmigrant visas and 26 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 116th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Auckland?
September 2024: 856 nonimmigrant visas (+34% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 901 (+28%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 791 (68.7%), C1/D 106 (9.2%), J1 54 (4.7%), A2 46 (4%), H2B 15 (1.3%).
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 October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.