Visas issued at Abu Dhabi in April 2024
U.S. Embassy, United Arab Emirates. The page of the post has the wait times of Abu Dhabi.
In April 2024, the post issued 3,033 nonimmigrant visas and 124 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,054,900 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 | Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,033 | 3,966 | 3,090 |
| Immigrant | 124 | 221 | 474 |
Nonimmigrant classes, April 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,407 | 79.4% | 3,553 | 2,597 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 176 | 5.8% | 33 | 131 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 125 | 4.1% | 131 | 97 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 109 | 3.6% | 55 | 79 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 37 | 1.2% | 18 | 20 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 36 | 1.2% | 14 | 23 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 34 | 1.1% | 66 | 41 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.7% | 17 | 21 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 0.7% | 7 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.6% | 18 | 13 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 10 | 0.3% | 19 | 27 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 13 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 8 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, April 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 52 | 41.9% | 55 | 69 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 14 | 11.3% | 48 | 61 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 12 | 9.7% | 10 | 20 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 8.9% | 33 | 29 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 10 | 8.1% | 4 | 13 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 4.8% | 0 | 3 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 4% | 14 | 27 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 5 | 4% | 2 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 2.4% | 0 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 1.6% | 5 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.8% | 8 | 172 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 9 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of April 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 382 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Abu Dhabi lists every month. The page of April 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -24%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, April 2024. Report an error.