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Ankara · Turkey · December 2024
Visas issued at Ankara 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 | 3,436 | 89.1% | 3,565 | 2,125 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 80 | 2.1% | 52 | 107 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 73 | 1.9% | 72 | 119 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 57 | 1.5% | 34 | 34 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 55 | 1.4% | 85 | 119 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 41 | 1.1% | 36 | 43 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 21 | 0.5% | 48 | 53 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 17 | 0.4% | 17 | 20 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 16 | 0.4% | 13 | 10 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.3% | 27 | 18 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 11 | 0.3% | 13 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 6 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 5 | 0.1% | 15 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 2 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 55 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 128 | 19.7% | 95 | 108 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 105 | 16.1% | 42 | 39 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 68 | 10.4% | 53 | 40 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 48 | 7.4% | 6 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 38 | 5.8% | 74 | 15 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 37 | 5.7% | 10 | 7 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 35 | 5.4% | 21 | 14 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 31 | 4.8% | 12 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 29 | 4.5% | 4 | 18 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 28 | 4.3% | 6 | 12 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 28 | 4.3% | 15 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 16 | 2.5% | 6 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 13 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 10 | 1.5% | 5 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 1.1% | 10 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.5% | 12 | 4 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 0.3% | 93 | 109 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | Ankara | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,855 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +43% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 651 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 469 days; F, M, J 9 days; H, L, O, P, Q 57 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ankara issue in December 2024?
3,855 nonimmigrant visas and 651 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ankara?
November 2024: 4,092 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 2,702 (+43%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,436 (89.1%), F1 80 (2.1%), J1 73 (1.9%), H1B 57 (1.5%), K1 55 (1.4%).
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.