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Bangkok · Thailand · October 2024
Visas issued at Bangkok in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,980 | 78.4% | 2,634 | 2,764 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 151 | 4% | 280 | 224 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 132 | 3.5% | 156 | 88 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 118 | 3.1% | 152 | 100 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 82 | 2.2% | 92 | 100 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 59 | 1.6% | 50 | 80 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 44 | 1.2% | 37 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 40 | 1.1% | 50 | 41 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 29 | 0.8% | 11 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 20 | 0.5% | 12 | 17 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 14 | 0.4% | 18 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.3% | 10 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 11 | 0.3% | 54 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 11 | 0.3% | 3 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.2% | 6 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 0.2% | 6 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 7 | 0.2% | 11 | 8 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.2% | 29 | 17 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 15 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 10 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 2 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 30 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 7 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 24 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 3 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 46 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 41 | 18.9% | 37 | 34 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 38 | 17.5% | 40 | 41 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 34 | 15.7% | 18 | 18 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 26 | 12% | 73 | 22 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 23 | 10.6% | 22 | 23 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 9 | 4.1% | 0 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 3.7% | 0 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 3.7% | 6 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 7 | 3.2% | 0 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 2.3% | 0 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 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 | 1.4% | 14 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 3 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| October 2024 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,799 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +5% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 217 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 70 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in October 2024?
3,799 nonimmigrant visas and 217 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 55th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
September 2024: 3,744 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 3,608 (+5%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,980 (78.4%), A2 151 (4%), C1/D 132 (3.5%), F1 118 (3.1%), K1 82 (2.2%).
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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.