London · United Kingdom · January 2024
Visas issued at London in January 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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,284 | 67.8% | 4,747 | 8,276 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 605 | 4.9% | 351 | 949 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 485 | 4% | 204 | 429 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 392 | 3.2% | 380 | 538 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 303 | 2.5% | 361 | 515 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 236 | 1.9% | 261 | 305 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 232 | 1.9% | 270 | 261 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 199 | 1.6% | 365 | 263 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 186 | 1.5% | 176 | 255 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 165 | 1.3% | 148 | 182 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 148 | 1.2% | 301 | 204 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 147 | 1.2% | 102 | 173 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 142 | 1.2% | 93 | 119 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 138 | 1.1% | 124 | 217 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 115 | 0.9% | 107 | 18 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 59 | 0.5% | 72 | 89 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 44 | 0.4% | 37 | 26 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 38 | 0.3% | 25 | 30 |
| 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% | 32 | 50 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 32 | 0.3% | 27 | 26 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 29 | 0.2% | 34 | 37 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 26 | 0.2% | 46 | 45 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 25 | 0.2% | 30 | 26 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 22 | 0.2% | 32 | 19 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 19 | 0.2% | 9 | 33 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 18 | 0.1% | 22 | 14 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 15 | 0.1% | 1 | 13 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 14 | 0.1% | 16 | 19 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 13 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 12 | 0.1% | 15 | 16 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.1% | 17 | 21 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 10 | 18 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0% | 17 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 4 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 7 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 94 | 24.4% | 68 | 96 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 71 | 18.4% | 65 | 61 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 56 | 14.5% | 51 | 143 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 39 | 10.1% | 26 | 4 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 6.5% | 28 | 46 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 19 | 4.9% | 2 | 11 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 19 | 4.9% | 16 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 17 | 4.4% | 24 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 9 | 2.3% | 4 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 8 | 2.1% | 4 | 7 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 1.8% | 0 | 17 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 1.6% | 13 | 15 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 3 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.3% | 14 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 12,223 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +44% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -8% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 386 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): 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 January 2024?
12,223 nonimmigrant visas and 386 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 20th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
December 2023: 8,473 nonimmigrant visas (+44% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 13,220 (-8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,284 (67.8%), C1/D 605 (4.9%), A2 485 (4%), L1 392 (3.2%), J1 303 (2.5%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.