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Stockholm · Sweden · April 2024
Visas issued at Stockholm in April 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) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 845 | 59% | 779 | 648 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 141 | 9.9% | 123 | 160 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 122 | 8.5% | 96 | 89 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 52 | 3.6% | 41 | 41 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 48 | 3.4% | 32 | 82 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 27 | 1.9% | 25 | 33 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 25 | 1.7% | 77 | 6 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 25 | 1.7% | 32 | 37 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 21 | 1.5% | 16 | 26 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 16 | 1.1% | 30 | 18 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 16 | 1.1% | 17 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 13 | 0.9% | 16 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.8% | 8 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 11 | 0.8% | 19 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.8% | 34 | 16 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0.6% | 15 | 22 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.3% | 13 | 11 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 29.4% | 11 | 8 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 27.5% | 19 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 13.7% | 2 | 8 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 11.8% | 3 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 5.9% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 3.9% | 1 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 2% | 8 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 2% | 2 | 6 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 2% | 2 | 4 |
Context
| April 2024 | Stockholm | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,431 | 1,054,900 |
| Change on previous month | +2% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +14% | +24% |
| Immigrant visas | 51 | 57,383 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2024 (9 Apr 2024): B1/B2 next available 75 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 April 2024?
1,431 nonimmigrant visas and 51 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2024. That was the 107th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Stockholm?
March 2024: 1,402 nonimmigrant visas (+2% to Apr 2024). April 2023: 1,255 (+14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 845 (59%), A2 141 (9.9%), J1 122 (8.5%), C1/D 52 (3.6%), F1 48 (3.4%).
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 April 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.