Visas issued at Ankara in January 2024
U.S. Embassy, Turkey. The page of the post has the wait times of Ankara.
In January 2024, the post issued 3,791 nonimmigrant visas and 659 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 875,162 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Jan 2024 | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,791 | 2,702 | 2,300 |
| Immigrant | 659 | 399 | 625 |
Nonimmigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,266 | 86.2% | 2,125 | 1,822 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 116 | 3.1% | 119 | 96 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 112 | 3% | 119 | 33 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 64 | 1.7% | 107 | 56 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 62 | 1.6% | 43 | 31 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 43 | 1.1% | 53 | 73 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 0.6% | 34 | 8 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 0.4% | 20 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.3% | 14 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 12 | 0.3% | 0 | 9 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.3% | 18 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 11 | 0.3% | 6 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | 11 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 0.2% | 6 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 21 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 79 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 17 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 175 | 26.6% | 109 | 141 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 122 | 18.5% | 108 | 137 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 74 | 11.2% | 39 | 72 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 46 | 7% | 4 | 10 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 43 | 6.5% | 40 | 25 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 35 | 5.3% | 2 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 29 | 4.4% | 18 | 20 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 28 | 4.2% | 12 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 19 | 2.9% | 14 | 14 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 17 | 2.6% | 11 | 9 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 16 | 2.4% | 15 | 45 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 16 | 2.4% | 6 | 31 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 13 | 2% | 4 | 45 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 24 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 11 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 8 |
| SI1 | Certain aliens employed by the U.S. Government in Iraq or Afghanistan as translators or interpreters | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| SI2 | Spouse of SI1 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| SI3 | Child of SI1 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 7 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of January 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 248 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Ankara lists every month. The page of January 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +40%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, January 2024. Report an error.