Visas issued at Panama City in July 2024
U.S. Embassy, Panama. The page of the post has the wait times of Panama City.
In July 2024, the post issued 3,510 nonimmigrant visas and 50 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 960,883 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 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,510 | 3,255 | 2,577 |
| Immigrant | 50 | 68 | 52 |
Nonimmigrant classes, July 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,000 | 85.5% | 2,751 | 2,042 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 225 | 6.4% | 159 | 184 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 100 | 2.8% | 124 | 145 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 32 | 0.9% | 43 | 46 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 22 | 0.6% | 17 | 20 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 15 | 0.4% | 50 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.4% | 10 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.4% | 12 | 11 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.3% | 9 | 2 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 11 | 0.3% | 16 | 12 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 9 | 0.3% | 8 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 7 | 0.2% | 17 | 26 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 23 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 7 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, July 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 10 | 20% | 14 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 14% | 3 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 14% | 10 | 12 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 12% | 0 | 12 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 10% | 5 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 8% | 3 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 8% | 14 | 12 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 6% | 7 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2% | 6 | 4 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of July 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 464 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Panama City lists every month. The page of July 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +8%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, July 2024. Report an error.