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Panama City · Panama · December 2023
Visas issued at Panama City in December 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) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,838 | 87.1% | 2,211 | 2,065 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 148 | 4.5% | 196 | 4 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 82 | 2.5% | 61 | 72 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 75 | 2.3% | 85 | 72 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 0.5% | 8 | 12 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 0.4% | 13 | 5 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 13 | 0.4% | 3 | 13 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0.4% | 17 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.3% | 15 | 4 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.3% | 18 | 11 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 0.2% | 14 | 11 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 14 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 5 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.1% | 12 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 40% | 4 | 4 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 20% | 4 | 12 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 10% | 1 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 10% | 8 | 10 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 10% | 0 | 1 |
| SF | Immigrant visa class SF (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 10% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2023 | Panama City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,260 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | +21% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +40% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 10 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 443 days; F, M, J 24 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Panama City issue in December 2023?
3,260 nonimmigrant visas and 10 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 52th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Panama City?
November 2023: 2,695 nonimmigrant visas (+21% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 2,333 (+40%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,838 (87.1%), C1 148 (4.5%), F1 82 (2.5%), C1/D 75 (2.3%), H1B 17 (0.5%).
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 December 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.