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London · United Kingdom · November 2023
Visas issued at London in November 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) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,181 | 63.9% | 7,028 | 8,815 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 706 | 6.3% | 648 | 1,161 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 365 | 3.2% | 432 | 652 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 349 | 3.1% | 509 | 471 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 316 | 2.8% | 295 | 443 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 298 | 2.7% | 150 | 245 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 268 | 2.4% | 268 | 424 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 247 | 2.2% | 275 | 226 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 223 | 2% | 215 | 273 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 217 | 1.9% | 96 | 198 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 140 | 1.2% | 268 | 109 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 124 | 1.1% | 140 | 77 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 117 | 1% | 147 | 143 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 111 | 1% | 149 | 99 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 93 | 0.8% | 73 | 126 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 84 | 0.7% | 136 | 37 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 52 | 0.5% | 41 | 32 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 49 | 0.4% | 43 | 51 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 36 | 0.3% | 41 | 56 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 34 | 0.3% | 18 | 39 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 32 | 0.3% | 28 | 20 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 25 | 0.2% | 7 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 0.2% | 23 | 15 |
| 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 | 21 | 0.2% | 33 | 53 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.2% | 15 | 15 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 16 | 0.1% | 15 | 25 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 16 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0.1% | 14 | 18 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 21 | 10 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 7 | 0.1% | 28 | 2 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 5 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0% | 18 | 16 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0% | 5 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 8 | 6 |
| H3 | Trainee | 3 | 0% | 0 | 12 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 3 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 4 | 32 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 8 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 73 | 24.7% | 89 | 85 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 68 | 23% | 76 | 46 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 40 | 13.5% | 43 | 45 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 23 | 7.8% | 29 | 121 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 14 | 4.7% | 11 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 13 | 4.4% | 20 | 11 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 4.4% | 10 | 14 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 4.1% | 14 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 3.4% | 19 | 15 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 2% | 11 | 10 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 1.4% | 7 | 7 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 6 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 1% | 23 | 9 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 7 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| November 2023 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,236 | 815,973 |
| Change on previous month | 0% | -8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -19% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 296 | 45,437 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Nov 2023 (5 Nov 2023): B1/B2 next available 110 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 14 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in November 2023?
11,236 nonimmigrant visas and 296 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for November 2023. That was the 17th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did November 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
October 2023: 11,218 nonimmigrant visas (0% to Nov 2023). November 2022: 13,944 (-19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,181 (63.9%), C1/D 706 (6.3%), L1 365 (3.2%), A2 349 (3.1%), L2 316 (2.8%).
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 November 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.