Riyadh · Saudi Arabia · July 2024
Visas issued at Riyadh in July 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) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,924 | 76.4% | 3,447 | 3,375 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 477 | 9.3% | 304 | 365 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 314 | 6.1% | 295 | 333 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 90 | 1.8% | 72 | 117 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 77 | 1.5% | 11 | 60 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 42 | 0.8% | 110 | 31 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 34 | 0.7% | 6 | 19 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 25 | 0.5% | 52 | 74 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 24 | 0.5% | 7 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 23 | 0.4% | 18 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.4% | 11 | 14 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 15 | 0.3% | 12 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 14 | 0.3% | 16 | 11 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 12 | 0.2% | 6 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 9 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 8 | 0.2% | 5 | 18 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0.1% | 15 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 9 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 5 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 23 | 18 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 100 | 36.8% | 53 | 88 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 35 | 12.9% | 35 | 56 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 32 | 11.8% | 12 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 23 | 8.5% | 8 | 6 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 15 | 5.5% | 13 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 15 | 5.5% | 25 | 46 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 11 | 4% | 141 | 15 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 10 | 3.7% | 8 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 8 | 2.9% | 3 | 9 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 2.6% | 15 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.7% | 11 | 11 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 8 |
Context
| July 2024 | Riyadh | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,135 | 960,883 |
| Change on previous month | +16% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +15% | +12% |
| Immigrant visas | 272 | 62,167 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2024 (6 Jul 2024): B1/B2 next available 36 days; F, M, J 10 days; H, L, O, P, Q 9 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Riyadh issue in July 2024?
5,135 nonimmigrant visas and 272 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2024. That was the 49th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did July 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Riyadh?
June 2024: 4,423 nonimmigrant visas (+16% to Jul 2024). July 2023: 4,484 (+15%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,924 (76.4%), A2 477 (9.3%), F1 314 (6.1%), F2 90 (1.8%), A1 77 (1.5%).
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 July 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.