Doha · Qatar · November 2024
Visas issued at Doha 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 | 2,216 | 74.8% | 2,642 | 2,918 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 488 | 16.5% | 600 | 453 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 51 | 1.7% | 73 | 57 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 50 | 1.7% | 29 | 64 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 26 | 0.9% | 18 | 29 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 22 | 0.7% | 16 | 25 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 21 | 0.7% | 8 | 14 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 14 | 0.5% | 21 | 28 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 11 | 0.4% | 14 | 33 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 10 | 0.3% | 5 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 9 | 0.3% | 8 | 10 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 34 | 48 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.2% | 17 | 10 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.2% | 7 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 944 | 54.5% | 1,031 | 997 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 286 | 16.5% | 359 | 323 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 235 | 13.6% | 317 | 289 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 112 | 6.5% | 226 | 55 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 38 | 2.2% | 46 | 34 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 33 | 1.9% | 31 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 19 | 1.1% | 14 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 17 | 1% | 18 | 13 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 0.7% | 24 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 11 | 0.6% | 19 | 7 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 10 | 0.6% | 4 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| NR | Immigrant visa class NR (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 6 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| SW | Immigrant visa class SW (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| November 2024 | Doha | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,964 | 811,088 |
| Change on previous month | -16% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -21% | -1% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,733 | 49,612 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2024 (12 Nov 2024): B1/B2 next available 109 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Doha issue in November 2024?
2,964 nonimmigrant visas and 1,733 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2024. That was the 62th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Doha?
October 2024: 3,537 nonimmigrant visas (-16% to Nov 2024). November 2023: 3,732 (-21%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,216 (74.8%), C1/D 488 (16.5%), A2 51 (1.7%), F1 50 (1.7%), B1 26 (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 November 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.