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Bangkok · Thailand · October 2023
Visas issued at Bangkok in October 2023
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 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,764 | 76.6% | 3,546 | 3,556 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 224 | 6.2% | 61 | 270 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 100 | 2.8% | 124 | 63 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 100 | 2.8% | 80 | 16 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 88 | 2.4% | 165 | 203 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 80 | 2.2% | 114 | 43 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 41 | 1.1% | 34 | 19 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 30 | 0.8% | 13 | 2 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 0.6% | 35 | 134 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 17 | 0.5% | 23 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 17 | 0.5% | 13 | 18 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 15 | 0.4% | 24 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.4% | 21 | 30 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 11 | 0.3% | 10 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 0.2% | 9 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 8 | 0.2% | 9 | 46 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 8 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 11 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 7 | 0.2% | 7 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.1% | 27 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 52 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 12 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 13 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 41 | 22.9% | 30 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 34 | 19% | 25 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 23 | 12.8% | 22 | 14 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 22 | 12.3% | 11 | 15 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 18 | 10.1% | 16 | 11 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 9 | 5% | 11 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 9 | 5% | 12 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 2.2% | 8 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 1.1% | 5 | 4 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 4 |
Context
| October 2023 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,608 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | -20% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 179 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 87 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in October 2023?
3,608 nonimmigrant visas and 179 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 55th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
September 2023: 4,505 nonimmigrant visas (-20% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 4,493 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,764 (76.6%), A2 224 (6.2%), F1 100 (2.8%), K1 100 (2.8%), C1/D 88 (2.4%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.