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Stockholm · Sweden · March 2024
Visas issued at Stockholm in March 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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 779 | 55.6% | 689 | 957 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 123 | 8.8% | 171 | 114 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 96 | 6.8% | 85 | 103 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 77 | 5.5% | 2 | 3 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 41 | 2.9% | 48 | 57 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 34 | 2.4% | 50 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 32 | 2.3% | 31 | 41 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 32 | 2.3% | 31 | 44 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 30 | 2.1% | 67 | 40 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 25 | 1.8% | 28 | 38 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 19 | 1.4% | 20 | 20 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 17 | 1.2% | 20 | 10 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 16 | 1.1% | 13 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 1.1% | 16 | 19 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 15 | 1.1% | 5 | 18 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 13 | 0.9% | 1 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.6% | 13 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 33.3% | 24 | 12 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 11 | 19.3% | 6 | 12 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 14% | 0 | 7 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 7% | 4 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 5.3% | 6 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 5.3% | 6 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 2 | 3.5% | 8 | 4 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 3.5% | 1 | 3 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 3.5% | 1 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 1.8% | 2 | 11 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1.8% | 3 | 2 |
Context
| March 2024 | Stockholm | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,402 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +6% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -7% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 57 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 45 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Stockholm issue in March 2024?
1,402 nonimmigrant visas and 57 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 108th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Stockholm?
February 2024: 1,324 nonimmigrant visas (+6% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 1,515 (-7%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 779 (55.6%), A2 123 (8.8%), J1 96 (6.8%), B1 77 (5.5%), C1/D 41 (2.9%).
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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.