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Manila · Philippines · September 2024
Visas issued at Manila in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,986 | 42.2% | 8,168 | 9,075 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 8,866 | 41.6% | 8,460 | 10,386 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 793 | 3.7% | 723 | 307 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 355 | 1.7% | 393 | 273 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 301 | 1.4% | 373 | 333 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 291 | 1.4% | 309 | 251 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 254 | 1.2% | 260 | 251 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 242 | 1.1% | 204 | 160 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 206 | 1% | 283 | 130 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 193 | 0.9% | 156 | 140 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 171 | 0.8% | 162 | 51 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 95 | 0.4% | 77 | 72 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 92 | 0.4% | 127 | 155 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 86 | 0.4% | 120 | 80 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 73 | 0.3% | 23 | 25 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 68 | 0.3% | 48 | 52 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 34 | 0.2% | 37 | 19 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 32 | 0.2% | 30 | 18 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 0.1% | 96 | 32 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 21 | 0.1% | 21 | 19 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 12 | 0.1% | 11 | 10 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 11 | 0.1% | 16 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 9 | 0% | 5 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 0% | 0 | 18 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0% | 8 | 7 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 6 | 0% | 19 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 5 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 12 | 9 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 3 | 0% | 31 | 3 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 684 | 28% | 310 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 459 | 18.8% | 503 | 302 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 294 | 12% | 179 | 148 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 285 | 11.7% | 319 | 276 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 193 | 7.9% | 161 | 269 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 155 | 6.3% | 33 | 21 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 123 | 5% | 207 | 341 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 109 | 4.5% | 211 | 349 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 105 | 4.3% | 133 | 128 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 0.3% | 6 | 28 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 7 | 0.3% | 16 | 13 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 7 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0% | 9 | 4 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2024 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 21,287 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | +5% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,446 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 60 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 15 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in September 2024?
21,287 nonimmigrant visas and 2,446 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 8th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
August 2024: 20,198 nonimmigrant visas (+5% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 21,921 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,986 (42.2%), C1/D 8,866 (41.6%), K1 793 (3.7%), H1B 355 (1.7%), J1 301 (1.4%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.