Lima · Peru · April 2024
Visas issued at Lima in April 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) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 15,453 | 93.7% | 8,625 | 6,937 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 240 | 1.5% | 138 | 121 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 237 | 1.4% | 87 | 127 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 116 | 0.7% | 104 | 95 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 86 | 0.5% | 141 | 102 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 55 | 0.3% | 29 | 38 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 51 | 0.3% | 21 | 22 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 36 | 0.2% | 24 | 20 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 35 | 0.2% | 11 | 38 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 26 | 0.2% | 16 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.1% | 11 | 16 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 14 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14 | 0.1% | 7 | 1 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.1% | 13 | 19 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 13 | 0.1% | 17 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.1% | 14 | 27 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0% | 10 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% | 8 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 5 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 2 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 161 | 23% | 96 | 81 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 115 | 16.4% | 34 | 69 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 106 | 15.1% | 146 | 20 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 71 | 10.1% | 17 | 75 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 59 | 8.4% | 30 | 33 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 45 | 6.4% | 11 | 40 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 40 | 5.7% | 32 | 27 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 33 | 4.7% | 10 | 52 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 25 | 3.6% | 8 | 8 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 22 | 3.1% | 19 | 53 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 1% | 6 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 2 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| April 2024 | Lima | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,500 | 1,054,900 |
| Change on previous month | +77% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +116% | +24% |
| Immigrant visas | 701 | 57,383 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2024 (9 Apr 2024): B1/B2 next available 309 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Lima issue in April 2024?
16,500 nonimmigrant visas and 701 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2024. That was the 17th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lima?
March 2024: 9,320 nonimmigrant visas (+77% to Apr 2024). April 2023: 7,649 (+116%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 15,453 (93.7%), C1/D 240 (1.5%), F1 237 (1.4%), J1 116 (0.7%), H2A 86 (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 April 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.