Lima · Peru · December 2024
Visas issued at Lima in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,349 | 89.4% | 6,356 | 10,958 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 306 | 2.6% | 1,246 | 241 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 269 | 2.3% | 152 | 277 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 116 | 1% | 147 | 138 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 110 | 1% | 30 | 51 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 61 | 0.5% | 50 | 104 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 51 | 0.4% | 30 | 99 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 50 | 0.4% | 56 | 57 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 34 | 0.3% | 9 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 28 | 0.2% | 33 | 31 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 26 | 0.2% | 22 | 29 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 19 | 0.2% | 15 | 24 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 19 | 0.2% | 2 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 0.1% | 3 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 0.1% | 46 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.1% | 13 | 11 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 12 | 0.1% | 7 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 11 | 0.1% | 10 | 7 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 11 | 0.1% | 3 | 16 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 14 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 100 | 20.8% | 79 | 193 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 79 | 16.4% | 101 | 120 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 60 | 12.5% | 71 | 21 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 55 | 11.4% | 38 | 62 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 36 | 7.5% | 46 | 50 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 36 | 7.5% | 21 | 62 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 30 | 6.2% | 29 | 121 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 24 | 5% | 17 | 52 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 16 | 3.3% | 26 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 15 | 3.1% | 16 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 1.9% | 4 | 25 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 1.9% | 1 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 6 | 1.2% | 23 | 96 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 4 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 13 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 9 |
Context
| December 2024 | Lima | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,572 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -5% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 481 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 449 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Lima issue in December 2024?
11,572 nonimmigrant visas and 481 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 20th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lima?
November 2024: 8,304 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 12,158 (-5%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,349 (89.4%), J1 306 (2.6%), F1 269 (2.3%), C1/D 116 (1%), H1B 110 (1%).
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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.