Visas issued at Panama City in August 2024
U.S. Embassy, Panama. The page of the post has the wait times of Panama City.
In August 2024, the post issued 3,828 nonimmigrant visas and 70 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 931,915 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 | Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,828 | 3,510 | 3,126 |
| Immigrant | 70 | 50 | 68 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,389 | 88.5% | 3,000 | 2,653 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 99 | 2.6% | 100 | 135 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 90 | 2.4% | 225 | 133 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 64 | 1.7% | 32 | 54 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 22 | 0.6% | 13 | 12 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 0.5% | 22 | 14 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.4% | 11 | 11 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 14 | 0.4% | 15 | 23 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 0.3% | 12 | 10 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 11 | 0.3% | 4 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.3% | 5 | 34 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.3% | 13 | 13 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.3% | 6 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 6 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 7 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 6 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, August 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 12 | 17.1% | 10 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 11.4% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 8 | 11.4% | 6 | 12 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 10% | 7 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 8.6% | 1 | 16 |
| C5 | Employment creation (EB-5) outside targeted areas, spouse and child (C51-C53) | 5 | 7.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 7.1% | 5 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 7.1% | 3 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 7.1% | 4 | 13 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 4.3% | 2 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.9% | 4 | 8 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 2.9% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 506 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Panama City lists every month. The page of August 2024 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, August 2024. Report an error.