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Bangkok · Thailand · December 2024
Visas issued at Bangkok in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,199 | 69.6% | 2,510 | 2,029 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 337 | 10.7% | 100 | 346 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 150 | 4.7% | 82 | 119 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 91 | 2.9% | 109 | 65 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 78 | 2.5% | 108 | 55 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 63 | 2% | 47 | 96 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 41 | 1.3% | 21 | 18 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 32 | 1% | 103 | 60 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 25 | 0.8% | 13 | 7 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 21 | 0.7% | 34 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 18 | 0.6% | 6 | 13 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 17 | 0.5% | 10 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.4% | 9 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 0.4% | 6 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.3% | 13 | 10 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 0.3% | 13 | 7 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 7 | 0.2% | 13 | 31 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.2% | 9 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0.2% | 16 | 15 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 4 | 12 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 33 | 23.7% | 25 | 40 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 25 | 18% | 25 | 29 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 15.1% | 32 | 55 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 10 | 7.2% | 15 | 14 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 7.2% | 21 | 30 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 4.3% | 4 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 3.6% | 4 | 12 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 5 | 3.6% | 4 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 2.2% | 2 | 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 | 2.2% | 12 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.7% | 15 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| December 2024 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,161 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -4% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +8% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 139 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 18 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 10 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in December 2024?
3,161 nonimmigrant visas and 139 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 59th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
November 2024: 3,276 nonimmigrant visas (-4% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 2,932 (+8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,199 (69.6%), F1 337 (10.7%), H1B 150 (4.7%), C1/D 91 (2.9%), K1 78 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.