Visas issued at Islamabad in November 2023
U.S. Embassy, Pakistan. The page of the post has the wait times of Islamabad.
In November 2023, the post issued 3,260 nonimmigrant visas and 1,288 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 815,973 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,260 | 3,456 | 2,540 |
| Immigrant | 1,288 | 1,168 | 625 |
Nonimmigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,823 | 86.6% | 2,880 | 1,907 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 107 | 3.3% | 50 | 100 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 92 | 2.8% | 110 | 124 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 55 | 1.7% | 54 | 30 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 49 | 1.5% | 40 | 46 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 31 | 1% | 52 | 79 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 28 | 0.9% | 70 | 49 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 23 | 0.7% | 51 | 62 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 18 | 0.6% | 47 | 18 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0.5% | 21 | 22 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 12 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 13 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 10 | 9 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 263 | 20.4% | 289 | 168 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 250 | 19.4% | 80 | 57 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 236 | 18.3% | 249 | 81 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 201 | 15.6% | 205 | 67 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 103 | 8% | 110 | 81 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 78 | 6.1% | 98 | 63 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 56 | 4.3% | 48 | 23 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 36 | 2.8% | 31 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 21 | 1.6% | 9 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 20 | 1.6% | 5 | 42 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 5 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 7 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 4 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of November 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 324 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Islamabad lists every month. The page of November 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -6%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, November 2023. Report an error.