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Bangkok · Thailand · September 2024
Visas issued at Bangkok in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,634 | 70.4% | 3,001 | 3,546 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 280 | 7.5% | 305 | 61 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 156 | 4.2% | 203 | 165 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 152 | 4.1% | 823 | 124 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 92 | 2.5% | 106 | 80 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 54 | 1.4% | 0 | 52 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 50 | 1.3% | 49 | 34 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 50 | 1.3% | 152 | 114 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 46 | 1.2% | 27 | 57 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 37 | 1% | 48 | 35 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 29 | 0.8% | 20 | 23 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 24 | 0.6% | 16 | 27 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 18 | 0.5% | 26 | 21 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 0.3% | 14 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.3% | 8 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 11 | 0.3% | 13 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.3% | 26 | 9 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.3% | 14 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 9 | 0.2% | 4 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 22 | 24 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 6 | 0.2% | 15 | 13 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.2% | 25 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 9 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.2% | 8 | 10 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 12 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 10 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 11 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 73 | 33% | 61 | 11 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 40 | 18.1% | 28 | 30 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 37 | 16.7% | 18 | 25 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 22 | 10% | 15 | 22 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 18 | 8.1% | 16 | 16 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 14 | 6.3% | 10 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 2.7% | 16 | 8 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 1.8% | 9 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| September 2024 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,744 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | -24% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 221 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 59 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in September 2024?
3,744 nonimmigrant visas and 221 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 53th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
August 2024: 4,953 nonimmigrant visas (-24% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 4,505 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,634 (70.4%), A2 280 (7.5%), C1/D 156 (4.2%), F1 152 (4.1%), K1 92 (2.5%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.