Doha · Qatar · August 2024
Visas issued at Doha in August 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) | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,721 | 75.8% | 2,930 | 3,085 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 449 | 12.5% | 637 | 379 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 100 | 2.8% | 115 | 160 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 80 | 2.2% | 198 | 123 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 33 | 0.9% | 20 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 29 | 0.8% | 17 | 77 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 19 | 0.5% | 54 | 41 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 19 | 0.5% | 17 | 28 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 18 | 0.5% | 22 | 32 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.4% | 18 | 16 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 0.4% | 7 | 8 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 14 | 0.4% | 26 | 30 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 14 | 0.4% | 30 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.4% | 11 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.3% | 20 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.3% | 14 | 18 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.2% | 27 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.1% | 10 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 11 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 7 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 829 | 48.6% | 937 | 162 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 264 | 15.5% | 273 | 48 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 261 | 15.3% | 214 | 24 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 234 | 13.7% | 263 | 47 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 38 | 2.2% | 12 | 126 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 26 | 1.5% | 37 | 17 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 14 | 0.8% | 16 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 13 | 0.8% | 16 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 8 | 0.5% | 3 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 8 | 0.5% | 18 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 0.3% | 15 | 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 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.2% | 12 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| August 2024 | Doha | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,590 | 931,915 |
| Change on previous month | -14% | -3% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -12% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,707 | 62,077 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2024 (7 Aug 2024): B1/B2 next available 131 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Doha issue in August 2024?
3,590 nonimmigrant visas and 1,707 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2024. That was the 61th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did August 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Doha?
July 2024: 4,192 nonimmigrant visas (-14% to Aug 2024). August 2023: 4,080 (-12%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,721 (75.8%), C1/D 449 (12.5%), A2 100 (2.8%), F1 80 (2.2%), K1 33 (0.9%).
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 August 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.