Madrid · Spain · January 2024
Visas issued at Madrid in January 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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,364 | 60.1% | 1,716 | 1,090 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 362 | 9.2% | 540 | 298 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 196 | 5% | 133 | 131 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 121 | 3.1% | 97 | 76 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 118 | 3% | 46 | 43 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 108 | 2.7% | 347 | 142 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 100 | 2.5% | 151 | 62 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 86 | 2.2% | 43 | 36 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 67 | 1.7% | 2 | 13 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 65 | 1.7% | 36 | 48 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 45 | 1.1% | 43 | 32 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 39 | 1% | 6 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 33 | 0.8% | 11 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 31 | 0.8% | 38 | 26 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 30 | 0.8% | 12 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 24 | 0.6% | 21 | 21 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 21 | 0.5% | 21 | 26 |
| 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 | 16 | 0.4% | 0 | 5 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 15 | 0.4% | 10 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 15 | 0.4% | 8 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 0.4% | 43 | 29 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0.3% | 4 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 9 | 0.2% | 1 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 0.2% | 7 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 10 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 58 | 37.7% | 35 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 24 | 15.6% | 15 | 6 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 20 | 13% | 9 | 11 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 7.8% | 9 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 11 | 7.1% | 0 | 14 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 10 | 6.5% | 1 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 5.2% | 10 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 2.6% | 2 | 5 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Madrid | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,935 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +17% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +82% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 154 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 493 days; F, M, J 27 days; H, L, O, P, Q 37 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Madrid issue in January 2024?
3,935 nonimmigrant visas and 154 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Madrid?
December 2023: 3,349 nonimmigrant visas (+17% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 2,167 (+82%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,364 (60.1%), J1 362 (9.2%), C1/D 196 (5%), E2 121 (3.1%), L1 118 (3%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.