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Bucharest · Romania · October 2024
Visas issued at Bucharest in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,677 | 87.9% | 9,770 | 3,235 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 294 | 5.5% | 336 | 428 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 71 | 1.3% | 24 | 18 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 35 | 0.7% | 167 | 36 |
| 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 | 33 | 0.6% | 20 | 18 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 26 | 0.5% | 29 | 26 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 22 | 0.4% | 30 | 60 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 22 | 0.4% | 1 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 17 | 0.3% | 27 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 15 | 0.3% | 13 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14 | 0.3% | 14 | 2 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 13 | 0.2% | 10 | 6 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 13 | 0.2% | 5 | 13 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 11 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 9 | 0.2% | 36 | 26 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 12 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 16 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 56 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 23.1% | 25 | 11 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 17.9% | 2 | 9 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 15.4% | 2 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 6 | 15.4% | 2 | 13 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 10.3% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 7.7% | 0 | 4 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 5.1% | 1 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 2.6% | 0 | 1 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Bucharest | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,318 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | -50% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +34% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 39 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 190 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bucharest issue in October 2024?
5,318 nonimmigrant visas and 39 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 40th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bucharest?
September 2024: 10,574 nonimmigrant visas (-50% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 3,962 (+34%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,677 (87.9%), C1/D 294 (5.5%), A2 71 (1.3%), H2B 35 (0.7%), NATO2 33 (0.6%).
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 October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.