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Panama City · Panama · September 2024
Visas issued at Panama City in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,724 | 92.4% | 3,389 | 2,522 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 97 | 1.9% | 99 | 97 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 86 | 1.7% | 1 | 71 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 53 | 1% | 64 | 19 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 0.4% | 20 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 19 | 0.4% | 11 | 0 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 18 | 0.4% | 90 | 27 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.3% | 17 | 10 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 15 | 0.3% | 14 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.3% | 22 | 14 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 10 | 14 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.2% | 13 | 10 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 86 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 7 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 15 | 42.9% | 8 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 17.1% | 5 | 18 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 8.6% | 3 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 8.6% | 6 | 4 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 8.6% | 7 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 5.7% | 2 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 2.9% | 5 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 2.9% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| September 2024 | Panama City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,111 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | +34% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +73% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 35 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 499 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Panama City issue in September 2024?
5,111 nonimmigrant visas and 35 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 41th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Panama City?
August 2024: 3,828 nonimmigrant visas (+34% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 2,952 (+73%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,724 (92.4%), C1/D 97 (1.9%), H2B 86 (1.7%), A2 53 (1%), L2 20 (0.4%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.