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Istanbul · Turkey · October 2023
Visas issued at Istanbul in October 2023
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) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,516 | 89.3% | 4,863 | 5,607 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 343 | 5.6% | 527 | 586 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 81 | 1.3% | 38 | 181 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 49 | 0.8% | 58 | 113 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 34 | 0.6% | 49 | 68 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 31 | 0.5% | 33 | 40 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 20 | 0.3% | 26 | 27 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 18 | 0.3% | 35 | 29 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 14 | 0.2% | 18 | 16 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 14 | 0.2% | 16 | 30 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 12 | 0.2% | 18 | 17 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.2% | 13 | 9 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.1% | 12 | 10 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.1% | 19 | 19 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 18 | 9 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0% | 11 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | Istanbul | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,180 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 446 days; F, M, J 102 days; H, L, O, P, Q 52 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Istanbul issue in October 2023?
6,180 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 36th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Istanbul?
September 2023: 5,780 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 6,822 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,516 (89.3%), C1/D 343 (5.6%), F1 81 (1.3%), J1 49 (0.8%), H1B 34 (0.6%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.