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Stockholm · Sweden · February 2024
Visas issued at Stockholm in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 689 | 52% | 382 | 806 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 171 | 12.9% | 115 | 114 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 85 | 6.4% | 50 | 70 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 67 | 5.1% | 24 | 22 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 50 | 3.8% | 20 | 21 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 48 | 3.6% | 38 | 42 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 31 | 2.3% | 126 | 14 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 31 | 2.3% | 21 | 60 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 28 | 2.1% | 10 | 29 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 20 | 1.5% | 4 | 26 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 20 | 1.5% | 8 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 1.2% | 28 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 1% | 11 | 7 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 13 | 1% | 10 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 7 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 9 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.3% | 10 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 24 | 33.8% | 9 | 18 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 11.3% | 13 | 4 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 8.5% | 7 | 4 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 8.5% | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 8.5% | 5 | 5 |
| SI3 | Child of SI1 | 4 | 5.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 5.6% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 4.2% | 2 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 4.2% | 3 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 2.8% | 1 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 1 |
| SI1 | Certain aliens employed by the U.S. Government in Iraq or Afghanistan as translators or interpreters | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SI2 | Spouse of SI1 | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| February 2024 | Stockholm | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,324 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | +50% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +5% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 71 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 87 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Stockholm issue in February 2024?
1,324 nonimmigrant visas and 71 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 105th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Stockholm?
January 2024: 883 nonimmigrant visas (+50% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 1,260 (+5%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 689 (52%), A2 171 (12.9%), J1 85 (6.4%), E2 67 (5.1%), P1 50 (3.8%).
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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.