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Islamabad · Pakistan · October 2023
Visas issued at Islamabad in October 2023
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 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,880 | 83.3% | 2,749 | 2,366 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 110 | 3.2% | 82 | 67 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 70 | 2% | 37 | 40 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 54 | 1.6% | 41 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 52 | 1.5% | 45 | 58 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 51 | 1.5% | 60 | 69 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 50 | 1.4% | 105 | 50 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 47 | 1.4% | 39 | 13 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 40 | 1.2% | 53 | 59 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 21 | 0.6% | 43 | 28 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 15 | 0.4% | 12 | 28 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 12 | 0.3% | 3 | 9 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.3% | 8 | 25 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0.3% | 0 | 10 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 13 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 17 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 289 | 24.7% | 301 | 131 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 249 | 21.3% | 190 | 147 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 205 | 17.6% | 195 | 92 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 110 | 9.4% | 127 | 58 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 98 | 8.4% | 105 | 50 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 80 | 6.8% | 93 | 73 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 48 | 4.1% | 56 | 36 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 31 | 2.7% | 30 | 15 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 9 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 0.8% | 87 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 0.5% | 20 | 15 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 65 |
| SI3 | Child of SI1 | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 6 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 8 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 3 |
| SI2 | Spouse of SI1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | Islamabad | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,456 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | +3% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +19% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,168 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 375 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Islamabad issue in October 2023?
3,456 nonimmigrant visas and 1,168 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 58th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Islamabad?
September 2023: 3,351 nonimmigrant visas (+3% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 2,895 (+19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,880 (83.3%), F1 110 (3.2%), H4 70 (2%), K1 54 (1.6%), H1B 52 (1.5%).
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 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.