Visas issued at Ankara in July 2024
U.S. Embassy, Turkey. The page of the post has the wait times of Ankara.
In July 2024, the post issued 2,932 nonimmigrant visas and 433 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 960,883 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 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,932 | 2,478 | 2,900 |
| Immigrant | 433 | 280 | 615 |
Nonimmigrant classes, July 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,744 | 59.5% | 1,740 | 2,061 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 450 | 15.3% | 251 | 328 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 191 | 6.5% | 153 | 173 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 120 | 4.1% | 72 | 65 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 106 | 3.6% | 64 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 58 | 2% | 58 | 23 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 50 | 1.7% | 19 | 10 |
| 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 | 36 | 1.2% | 21 | 46 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 28 | 1% | 16 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 26 | 0.9% | 23 | 31 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 23 | 0.8% | 16 | 42 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 17 | 0.6% | 1 | 15 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.5% | 9 | 27 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.4% | 1 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 0.4% | 3 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.3% | 5 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 0 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 5 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 9 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, July 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 142 | 32.8% | 67 | 239 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 54 | 12.5% | 25 | 19 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 43 | 9.9% | 50 | 104 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 30 | 6.9% | 3 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 28 | 6.5% | 14 | 43 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 16 | 3.7% | 11 | 20 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 15 | 3.5% | 4 | 11 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 13 | 3% | 15 | 19 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 13 | 3% | 23 | 66 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 13 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 11 | 2.5% | 16 | 30 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 18 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 3 |
| SI3 | Child of SI1 | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 4 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 4 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SI1 | Certain aliens employed by the U.S. Government in Iraq or Afghanistan as translators or interpreters | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| SI2 | Spouse of SI1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of July 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 571 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Ankara lists every month. The page of July 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +18%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, July 2024. Report an error.