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Panama City · Panama · March 2024
Visas issued at Panama City in March 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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,877 | 88.4% | 1,526 | 2,738 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 165 | 5.1% | 124 | 142 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 41 | 1.3% | 13 | 5 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 28 | 0.9% | 31 | 54 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 21 | 0.6% | 22 | 68 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 0.4% | 9 | 11 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 13 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.4% | 6 | 13 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 12 | 0.4% | 18 | 43 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 0.3% | 5 | 15 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | 11 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 9 | 3 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.1% | 10 | 4 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 25.8% | 8 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 25.8% | 19 | 6 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 19.4% | 7 | 7 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 9.7% | 0 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 6.5% | 4 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 6.5% | 0 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 3.2% | 3 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2024 | Panama City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,254 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +79% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +4% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 31 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 421 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Panama City issue in March 2024?
3,254 nonimmigrant visas and 31 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 65th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Panama City?
February 2024: 1,818 nonimmigrant visas (+79% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 3,140 (+4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,877 (88.4%), C1/D 165 (5.1%), C1 41 (1.3%), F1 28 (0.9%), A2 21 (0.6%).
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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.