London · United Kingdom · October 2023
Visas issued at London 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 | 7,028 | 62.6% | 6,546 | 8,032 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 648 | 5.8% | 650 | 1,293 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 509 | 4.5% | 497 | 602 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 432 | 3.9% | 459 | 575 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 295 | 2.6% | 305 | 369 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 275 | 2.5% | 284 | 294 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 268 | 2.4% | 283 | 426 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 268 | 2.4% | 232 | 186 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 215 | 1.9% | 218 | 299 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 150 | 1.3% | 206 | 220 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 149 | 1.3% | 149 | 76 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 147 | 1.3% | 185 | 166 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 140 | 1.2% | 252 | 232 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 136 | 1.2% | 73 | 34 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 96 | 0.9% | 181 | 175 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 73 | 0.7% | 87 | 145 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 43 | 0.4% | 57 | 45 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 41 | 0.4% | 38 | 44 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 41 | 0.4% | 59 | 40 |
| 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 | 33 | 0.3% | 34 | 29 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 28 | 0.2% | 49 | 43 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 28 | 0.2% | 43 | 18 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 0.2% | 22 | 22 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 21 | 0.2% | 17 | 9 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 18 | 0.2% | 24 | 34 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 18 | 0.2% | 33 | 18 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 15 | 0.1% | 10 | 11 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 15 | 0.1% | 42 | 33 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 14 | 0.1% | 17 | 17 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 8 | 0.1% | 21 | 14 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 7 | 0.1% | 18 | 16 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0% | 8 | 8 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0% | 12 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 12 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 89 | 23.3% | 85 | 52 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 76 | 19.9% | 55 | 38 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 43 | 11.3% | 45 | 30 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 29 | 7.6% | 20 | 99 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 23 | 6% | 25 | 13 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 20 | 5.2% | 13 | 13 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 5% | 8 | 13 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 14 | 3.7% | 20 | 7 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 11 | 2.9% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 2.6% | 16 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 2.1% | 3 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 1.8% | 17 | 5 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 1% | 15 | 14 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 1% | 3 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 2 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| October 2023 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,218 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 382 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 110 days; F, M, J 10 days; H, L, O, P, Q 10 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in October 2023?
11,218 nonimmigrant visas and 382 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 20th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
September 2023: 11,147 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 13,582 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,028 (62.6%), C1/D 648 (5.8%), A2 509 (4.5%), L1 432 (3.9%), L2 295 (2.6%).
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.