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Bangkok · Thailand · February 2024
Visas issued at Bangkok 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 | 4,418 | 56.7% | 2,713 | 3,093 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,440 | 31.3% | 770 | 1,827 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 201 | 2.6% | 154 | 108 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 166 | 2.1% | 292 | 32 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 123 | 1.6% | 93 | 186 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 79 | 1% | 131 | 28 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 62 | 0.8% | 36 | 77 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 43 | 0.6% | 43 | 2 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 42 | 0.5% | 82 | 38 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 37 | 0.5% | 38 | 4 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 35 | 0.4% | 41 | 34 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 22 | 0.3% | 30 | 18 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 16 | 0.2% | 19 | 14 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0.2% | 7 | 14 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.2% | 15 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 9 | 0.1% | 13 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 8 | 0.1% | 18 | 8 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.1% | 16 | 18 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 15 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E2C | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 38 | 18.7% | 41 | 18 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 38 | 18.7% | 35 | 43 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 34 | 16.7% | 31 | 27 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 31 | 15.3% | 31 | 33 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 22 | 10.8% | 2 | 8 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 3.4% | 18 | 29 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 3% | 0 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 3% | 0 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 2.5% | 7 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 2.5% | 3 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 9 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 1% | 1 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 1% | 0 | 1 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2024 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,797 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | +71% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +40% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 203 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 81 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in February 2024?
7,797 nonimmigrant visas and 203 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 26th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
January 2024: 4,567 nonimmigrant visas (+71% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 5,564 (+40%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,418 (56.7%), J1 2,440 (31.3%), C1/D 201 (2.6%), F1 166 (2.1%), A2 123 (1.6%).
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.