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Lisbon · Portugal · September 2024
Visas issued at Lisbon 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 | 980 | 68.3% | 994 | 755 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 155 | 10.8% | 194 | 200 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 53 | 3.7% | 83 | 50 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 37 | 2.6% | 25 | 16 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 37 | 2.6% | 0 | 3 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 1.7% | 126 | 24 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 21 | 1.5% | 2 | 22 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 21 | 1.5% | 27 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 19 | 1.3% | 13 | 8 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.8% | 35 | 5 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 11 | 0.8% | 9 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.6% | 3 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.3% | 18 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0.2% | 10 | 1 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 12 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
Context
| September 2024 | Lisbon | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,434 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | -11% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +23% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 8 days; F, M, J 9 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Lisbon issue in September 2024?
1,434 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 108th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lisbon?
August 2024: 1,606 nonimmigrant visas (-11% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 1,163 (+23%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 980 (68.3%), C1/D 155 (10.8%), J1 53 (3.7%), H1B 37 (2.6%), H2B 37 (2.6%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.