Bangkok · Thailand · March 2024
Visas issued at Bangkok 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 | 3,973 | 53.8% | 4,418 | 4,272 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,348 | 31.8% | 2,440 | 2,460 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 204 | 2.8% | 166 | 111 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 167 | 2.3% | 201 | 132 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 143 | 1.9% | 79 | 33 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 140 | 1.9% | 123 | 190 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 122 | 1.7% | 62 | 12 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 43 | 0.6% | 35 | 36 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 39 | 0.5% | 42 | 36 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 27 | 0.4% | 9 | 4 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 24 | 0.3% | 43 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 20 | 0.3% | 37 | 9 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 16 | 0.2% | 7 | 11 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.2% | 8 | 10 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 15 | 0.2% | 22 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.2% | 15 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 11 | 0.1% | 8 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 4 | 15 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 8 | 0.1% | 4 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.1% | 16 | 11 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | 15 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 6 | 13 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 12 | 8 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 27 | 17.3% | 38 | 41 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 27 | 17.3% | 34 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 23 | 14.7% | 38 | 15 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 20 | 12.8% | 31 | 33 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 19 | 12.2% | 22 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 5.8% | 7 | 187 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 3.8% | 0 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 3.2% | 5 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 2.6% | 3 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 1.9% | 0 | 2 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 1.9% | 0 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 1.3% | 6 | 6 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 1.3% | 6 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.6% | 5 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 3 |
Context
| March 2024 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,383 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | -5% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -1% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 156 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 98 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 March 2024?
7,383 nonimmigrant visas and 156 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 36th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
February 2024: 7,797 nonimmigrant visas (-5% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 7,462 (-1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,973 (53.8%), J1 2,348 (31.8%), F1 204 (2.8%), C1/D 167 (2.3%), K1 143 (1.9%).
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.