Visas issued at Ankara in June 2024
U.S. Embassy, Turkey. The page of the post has the wait times of Ankara.
In June 2024, the post issued 2,478 nonimmigrant visas and 280 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 883,594 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 | Jun 2024 | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,478 | 3,622 | 2,429 |
| Immigrant | 280 | 572 | 533 |
Nonimmigrant classes, June 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,740 | 70.2% | 2,682 | 1,612 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 251 | 10.1% | 242 | 237 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 153 | 6.2% | 240 | 338 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 72 | 2.9% | 78 | 59 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 64 | 2.6% | 131 | 28 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 58 | 2.3% | 75 | 18 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 0.9% | 25 | 19 |
| 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 | 21 | 0.8% | 7 | 18 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 19 | 0.8% | 28 | 8 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 16 | 0.6% | 10 | 24 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 0.6% | 16 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.4% | 17 | 18 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.2% | 7 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 7 | 14 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 7 | 1 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 9 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, June 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 67 | 23.9% | 187 | 72 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 50 | 17.9% | 119 | 113 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 25 | 8.9% | 31 | 25 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 23 | 8.2% | 34 | 85 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 16 | 5.7% | 20 | 39 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 15 | 5.4% | 14 | 8 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 5% | 45 | 58 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 3.9% | 12 | 16 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 3.6% | 22 | 29 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 10 | 3.6% | 5 | 4 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 10 | 3.6% | 12 | 30 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 8 | 2.9% | 0 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 2.1% | 10 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 1.8% | 6 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 1.4% | 19 | 21 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 1.1% | 11 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 0.7% | 10 | 8 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 6 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of June 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 596 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Ankara lists every month. The page of June 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -32%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, June 2024. Report an error.