Manila · Philippines · June 2024
Visas issued at Manila in June 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) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,039 | 42.4% | 11,665 | 10,195 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7,315 | 38.6% | 10,522 | 8,527 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 780 | 4.1% | 1,124 | 1,472 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 737 | 3.9% | 1,073 | 201 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 398 | 2.1% | 341 | 392 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 224 | 1.2% | 290 | 240 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 224 | 1.2% | 182 | 168 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 220 | 1.2% | 177 | 167 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 156 | 0.8% | 148 | 142 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 148 | 0.8% | 205 | 69 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 146 | 0.8% | 147 | 251 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 131 | 0.7% | 144 | 132 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 128 | 0.7% | 229 | 282 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 94 | 0.5% | 188 | 119 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 65 | 0.3% | 56 | 50 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 44 | 0.2% | 82 | 64 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 37 | 0.2% | 54 | 27 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 15 | 0.1% | 17 | 23 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 0% | 15 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0% | 9 | 11 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0% | 13 | 13 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0% | 8 | 5 |
| H3 | Trainee | 5 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% | 9 | 19 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 7 | 9 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 11 | 3 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 840 | 33% | 1,244 | 888 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 381 | 15% | 903 | 369 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 326 | 12.8% | 364 | 153 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 231 | 9.1% | 396 | 77 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 214 | 8.4% | 261 | 176 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 131 | 5.1% | 315 | 129 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 128 | 5% | 224 | 244 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 94 | 3.7% | 82 | 169 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 84 | 3.3% | 267 | 163 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 47 | 1.8% | 105 | 38 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 21 | 0.8% | 8 | 123 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 0.4% | 28 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 9 | 0.4% | 17 | 27 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 9 | 0.4% | 9 | 10 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 13 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0% | 7 | 9 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| June 2024 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 18,972 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | -29% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -16% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,544 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 2024): B1/B2 next available 85 days; F, M, J 45 days; H, L, O, P, Q 38 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in June 2024?
18,972 nonimmigrant visas and 2,544 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 11th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
May 2024: 26,758 nonimmigrant visas (-29% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 22,649 (-16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,039 (42.4%), C1/D 7,315 (38.6%), J1 780 (4.1%), K1 737 (3.9%), J2 398 (2.1%).
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 June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.