Madrid · Spain · October 2024
Visas issued at Madrid 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 | 3,395 | 72.1% | 2,841 | 3,052 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 287 | 6.1% | 301 | 253 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 181 | 3.8% | 261 | 120 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 120 | 2.5% | 123 | 149 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 95 | 2% | 86 | 30 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 84 | 1.8% | 106 | 48 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 80 | 1.7% | 92 | 53 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 62 | 1.3% | 63 | 27 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 54 | 1.1% | 21 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 52 | 1.1% | 50 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 50 | 1.1% | 66 | 36 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 48 | 1% | 34 | 27 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 31 | 0.7% | 24 | 38 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 26 | 0.6% | 11 | 6 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 21 | 0.4% | 34 | 18 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 15 | 0.3% | 23 | 17 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 14 | 0.3% | 18 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.3% | 21 | 21 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0.2% | 15 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 9 | 0.2% | 4 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 9 | 0.2% | 3 | 19 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.2% | 5 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.1% | 25 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.1% | 8 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 4 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 47 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 3 | 7 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 35 | 20.1% | 12 | 36 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 28 | 16.1% | 0 | 8 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 15 | 8.6% | 6 | 17 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 14 | 8% | 0 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 11 | 6.3% | 0 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 5.7% | 5 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 5.2% | 4 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 4.6% | 13 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 4.6% | 15 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 7 | 4% | 15 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 3.4% | 25 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 5 | 2.9% | 6 | 7 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 1.7% | 20 | 4 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 1.1% | 10 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| October 2024 | Madrid | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,712 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | +9% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +18% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 174 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 177 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 4 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Madrid issue in October 2024?
4,712 nonimmigrant visas and 174 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 46th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Madrid?
September 2024: 4,331 nonimmigrant visas (+9% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 3,995 (+18%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,395 (72.1%), C1/D 287 (6.1%), J1 181 (3.8%), E2 120 (2.5%), L1 95 (2%).
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.