Visas issued at Panama City in October 2023
U.S. Embassy, Panama. The page of the post has the wait times of Panama City.
In October 2023, the post issued 3,232 nonimmigrant visas and 76 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 885,241 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 | Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,232 | 2,952 | 3,721 |
| Immigrant | 76 | 32 | 79 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,767 | 85.6% | 2,522 | 3,285 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 175 | 5.4% | 86 | 20 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 95 | 2.9% | 97 | 229 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 48 | 1.5% | 27 | 44 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 21 | 0.6% | 19 | 10 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 0.6% | 5 | 17 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0.5% | 14 | 19 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 0.4% | 10 | 11 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 12 | 0.4% | 10 | 13 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 11 | 0.3% | 14 | 12 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 11 | 0.3% | 24 | 20 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.2% | 7 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 6 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 71 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 25 | 32.9% | 18 | 8 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 13 | 17.1% | 0 | 4 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 13.2% | 4 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 13.2% | 6 | 24 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 9.2% | 2 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 6.6% | 0 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 3.9% | 0 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 8 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 1 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 337 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Panama City lists every month. The page of October 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: +9%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2023. Report an error.