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Stockholm · Sweden · December 2024
Visas issued at Stockholm in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 411 | 35.8% | 635 | 398 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 209 | 18.2% | 60 | 140 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 137 | 11.9% | 114 | 122 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 59 | 5.1% | 149 | 67 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 46 | 4% | 28 | 36 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 43 | 3.7% | 32 | 21 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 38 | 3.3% | 21 | 28 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 37 | 3.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 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 | 37 | 3.2% | 21 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 36 | 3.1% | 12 | 16 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 18 | 1.6% | 17 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 1% | 5 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 1% | 5 | 5 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.6% | 4 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 20 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.4% | 13 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 5 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 27.1% | 9 | 14 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 10.2% | 2 | 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 | 10.2% | 3 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 10.2% | 1 | 4 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 6.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 6.8% | 5 | 3 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 5.1% | 11 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 5.1% | 6 | 8 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 5.1% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.7% | 2 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 1.7% | 6 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | Stockholm | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,149 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +25% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 59 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 15 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Stockholm issue in December 2024?
1,149 nonimmigrant visas and 59 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 112th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Stockholm?
November 2024: 1,176 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 920 (+25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 411 (35.8%), F1 209 (18.2%), J1 137 (11.9%), A2 59 (5.1%), E2 46 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.