Visas issued at Ankara in August 2024
U.S. Embassy, Turkey. The page of the post has the wait times of Ankara.
In August 2024, the post issued 2,461 nonimmigrant visas and 400 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 931,915 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 | Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,461 | 2,932 | 3,315 |
| Immigrant | 400 | 433 | 649 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,829 | 74.3% | 1,744 | 2,388 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 203 | 8.2% | 450 | 255 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 85 | 3.5% | 191 | 199 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 83 | 3.4% | 58 | 64 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 44 | 1.8% | 120 | 83 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 39 | 1.6% | 3 | 129 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 32 | 1.3% | 50 | 16 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.8% | 26 | 28 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 20 | 0.8% | 28 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 19 | 0.8% | 23 | 17 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 19 | 0.8% | 16 | 26 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0.7% | 17 | 4 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 16 | 0.7% | 106 | 28 |
| 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 | 6 | 0.2% | 36 | 23 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.2% | 8 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 14 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.1% | 11 | 11 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 13 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, August 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 81 | 20.3% | 54 | 23 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 67 | 16.8% | 142 | 268 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 52 | 13% | 43 | 121 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 32 | 8% | 28 | 53 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 29 | 7.3% | 13 | 53 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 20 | 5% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 18 | 4.5% | 13 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 15 | 3.8% | 11 | 29 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 14 | 3.5% | 10 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 14 | 3.5% | 16 | 12 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 2.3% | 12 | 31 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 9 | 2.3% | 30 | 11 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 2.3% | 15 | 17 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 8 | 2% | 8 | 23 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 1% | 9 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 639 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Ankara lists every month. The page of August 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -16%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, August 2024. Report an error.