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Manila · Philippines · December 2024
Visas issued at Manila in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,381 | 51.1% | 9,271 | 8,417 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 5,923 | 36.1% | 5,327 | 5,709 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 377 | 2.3% | 495 | 801 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 310 | 1.9% | 269 | 206 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 261 | 1.6% | 344 | 135 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 203 | 1.2% | 152 | 79 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 133 | 0.8% | 126 | 194 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 112 | 0.7% | 77 | 69 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 108 | 0.7% | 108 | 140 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 100 | 0.6% | 192 | 98 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 90 | 0.5% | 117 | 195 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 80 | 0.5% | 27 | 87 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 67 | 0.4% | 54 | 33 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 64 | 0.4% | 73 | 67 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 42 | 0.3% | 138 | 48 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 41 | 0.3% | 22 | 102 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 16 | 0.1% | 13 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.1% | 15 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 12 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 11 | 0.1% | 9 | 35 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.1% | 11 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0.1% | 22 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 10 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 10 | 8 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 416 | 17.6% | 336 | 225 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 361 | 15.2% | 309 | 104 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 346 | 14.6% | 253 | 124 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 297 | 12.5% | 222 | 306 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 279 | 11.8% | 441 | 357 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 175 | 7.4% | 108 | 73 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 144 | 6.1% | 88 | 280 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 121 | 5.1% | 99 | 316 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 104 | 4.4% | 46 | 119 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 33 | 1.4% | 21 | 13 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 30 | 1.3% | 19 | 64 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 16 | 0.7% | 9 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 0.3% | 2 | 2 |
| RU | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visas, high unemployment area, spouse and child (RU1-RU3) | 8 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 1 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 9 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B2A | Self-petition spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (second preference 2A) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,397 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -3% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -1% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,368 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 42 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 14 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in December 2024?
16,397 nonimmigrant visas and 2,368 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 14th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
November 2024: 16,907 nonimmigrant visas (-3% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 16,481 (-1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,381 (51.1%), C1/D 5,923 (36.1%), K1 377 (2.3%), H1B 310 (1.9%), J2 261 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.