Bangkok · Thailand · June 2024
Visas issued at Bangkok in June 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) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,784 | 64.8% | 4,982 | 2,880 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 646 | 15% | 434 | 996 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 250 | 5.8% | 617 | 503 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 120 | 2.8% | 175 | 213 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 117 | 2.7% | 160 | 232 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 70 | 1.6% | 139 | 43 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 46 | 1.1% | 54 | 29 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 46 | 1.1% | 10 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 32 | 0.7% | 35 | 39 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 28 | 0.7% | 12 | 27 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 25 | 0.6% | 17 | 22 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 15 | 0.3% | 12 | 14 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 12 | 0.3% | 17 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.3% | 5 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0.3% | 9 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.3% | 18 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 12 | 26 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 8 | 0.2% | 10 | 9 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.2% | 4 | 20 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.2% | 17 | 3 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 7 | 0.2% | 15 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 17.9% | 34 | 19 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 20 | 17.1% | 30 | 34 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 13 | 11.1% | 9 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 10.3% | 24 | 25 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 11 | 9.4% | 3 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 8.5% | 23 | 26 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 5.1% | 7 | 14 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 5.1% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 4.3% | 9 | 6 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 5 | 4.3% | 0 | 7 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 1.7% | 3 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 1.7% | 3 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| June 2024 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,296 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | -37% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 117 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 2024): B1/B2 next available 78 days; F, M, J 17 days; H, L, O, P, Q 13 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in June 2024?
4,296 nonimmigrant visas and 117 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
May 2024: 6,782 nonimmigrant visas (-37% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 5,195 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,784 (64.8%), F1 646 (15%), J1 250 (5.8%), A2 120 (2.8%), C1/D 117 (2.7%).
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 June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.