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Manila · Philippines · November 2024
Visas issued at Manila in November 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) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 9,271 | 54.8% | 10,242 | 11,411 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 5,327 | 31.5% | 4,120 | 6,997 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 495 | 2.9% | 834 | 549 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 344 | 2% | 261 | 273 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 269 | 1.6% | 278 | 334 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 192 | 1.1% | 199 | 275 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 152 | 0.9% | 187 | 176 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 138 | 0.8% | 188 | 154 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 126 | 0.7% | 172 | 211 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 117 | 0.7% | 162 | 77 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 108 | 0.6% | 186 | 237 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 77 | 0.5% | 89 | 37 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 73 | 0.4% | 63 | 57 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 54 | 0.3% | 74 | 32 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 0.2% | 35 | 47 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 22 | 0.1% | 49 | 118 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 22 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0.1% | 27 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.1% | 16 | 18 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.1% | 2 | 9 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0.1% | 5 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 10 | 0.1% | 10 | 1 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 9 | 0.1% | 19 | 49 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 7 | 9 |
| H3 | Trainee | 4 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 4 | 0% | 12 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 13 | 7 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 441 | 22.4% | 256 | 328 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 336 | 17.1% | 474 | 259 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 309 | 15.7% | 214 | 111 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 253 | 12.8% | 154 | 127 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 222 | 11.3% | 310 | 266 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 108 | 5.5% | 146 | 96 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 99 | 5% | 181 | 319 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 88 | 4.5% | 187 | 378 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 46 | 2.3% | 74 | 132 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 1.1% | 23 | 28 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 19 | 1% | 40 | 68 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 9 | 0.5% | 26 | 6 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.2% | 12 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| November 2024 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,907 | 811,088 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,969 | 49,612 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2024 (12 Nov 2024): B1/B2 next available 35 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in November 2024?
16,907 nonimmigrant visas and 1,969 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2024. That was the 13th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
October 2024: 17,291 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Nov 2024). November 2023: 21,155 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,271 (54.8%), C1/D 5,327 (31.5%), K1 495 (2.9%), J2 344 (2%), H1B 269 (1.6%).
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 November 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.