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Manila · Philippines · February 2024
Visas issued at Manila in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 12,877 | 52.7% | 13,399 | 8,495 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 8,424 | 34.5% | 8,523 | 9,032 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 783 | 3.2% | 773 | 212 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 342 | 1.4% | 346 | 178 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 257 | 1.1% | 272 | 295 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 239 | 1% | 233 | 171 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 233 | 1% | 271 | 222 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 192 | 0.8% | 268 | 151 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 184 | 0.8% | 133 | 55 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 182 | 0.7% | 233 | 132 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 150 | 0.6% | 173 | 118 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 143 | 0.6% | 78 | 98 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 81 | 0.3% | 70 | 44 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 64 | 0.3% | 72 | 61 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 52 | 0.2% | 69 | 108 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 52 | 0.2% | 45 | 58 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 29 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 22 | 0.1% | 43 | 20 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.1% | 5 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.1% | 14 | 36 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 13 | 0.1% | 19 | 35 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 12 | 0% | 8 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 12 | 0% | 13 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 11 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0% | 43 | 18 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 8 | 0% | 29 | 2 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 6 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 5 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0% | 12 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 754 | 32.1% | 344 | 675 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 391 | 16.7% | 318 | 262 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 245 | 10.4% | 280 | 203 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 216 | 9.2% | 341 | 162 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 197 | 8.4% | 130 | 379 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 156 | 6.6% | 275 | 157 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 103 | 4.4% | 93 | 157 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 92 | 3.9% | 111 | 70 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 69 | 2.9% | 306 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 67 | 2.9% | 86 | 122 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 26 | 1.1% | 6 | 34 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 9 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 8 | 0.3% | 5 | 13 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 9 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
Context
| February 2024 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 24,442 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -3% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +25% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,347 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 54 days; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in February 2024?
24,442 nonimmigrant visas and 2,347 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 7th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
January 2024: 25,191 nonimmigrant visas (-3% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 19,611 (+25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 12,877 (52.7%), C1/D 8,424 (34.5%), K1 783 (3.2%), CW1 342 (1.4%), H2B 257 (1.1%).
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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.