Manila · Philippines · October 2023
Visas issued at Manila in October 2023
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) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 11,428 | 44.3% | 9,075 | 6,136 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 11,036 | 42.8% | 10,386 | 8,727 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 699 | 2.7% | 307 | 308 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 366 | 1.4% | 251 | 206 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 348 | 1.3% | 273 | 239 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 346 | 1.3% | 251 | 296 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 316 | 1.2% | 333 | 283 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 298 | 1.2% | 160 | 131 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 207 | 0.8% | 140 | 168 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 203 | 0.8% | 130 | 81 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 101 | 0.4% | 80 | 91 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 74 | 0.3% | 51 | 72 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 66 | 0.3% | 72 | 93 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 50 | 0.2% | 155 | 152 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 38 | 0.1% | 32 | 33 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 35 | 0.1% | 52 | 115 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 31 | 0.1% | 25 | 65 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 28 | 0.1% | 18 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 28 | 0.1% | 19 | 19 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 17 | 0.1% | 19 | 12 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 11 | 0% | 10 | 44 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 8 | 0% | 12 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0% | 7 | 11 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 8 | 0% | 8 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 18 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| H3 | Trainee | 3 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 8 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 453 | 17.7% | 341 | 159 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 424 | 16.5% | 349 | 101 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 350 | 13.7% | 276 | 124 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 299 | 11.7% | 302 | 166 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 292 | 11.4% | 90 | 1,268 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 181 | 7.1% | 128 | 73 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 170 | 6.6% | 2 | 263 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 150 | 5.9% | 269 | 200 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 121 | 4.7% | 148 | 173 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 77 | 3% | 63 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 0.6% | 28 | 38 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 8 | 0.3% | 21 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 8 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 0.2% | 13 | 10 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 25,783 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | +18% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +49% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,562 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 140 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in October 2023?
25,783 nonimmigrant visas and 2,562 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 8th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
September 2023: 21,921 nonimmigrant visas (+18% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 17,360 (+49%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 11,428 (44.3%), C1/D 11,036 (42.8%), K1 699 (2.7%), B1 366 (1.4%), H1B 348 (1.3%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.