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London · United Kingdom · February 2024
Visas issued at London in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,552 | 66.1% | 8,284 | 8,797 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 529 | 4.6% | 485 | 547 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 526 | 4.6% | 303 | 477 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 487 | 4.3% | 605 | 907 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 344 | 3% | 392 | 380 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 236 | 2.1% | 232 | 225 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 210 | 1.8% | 236 | 218 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 188 | 1.6% | 186 | 204 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 162 | 1.4% | 138 | 173 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 140 | 1.2% | 199 | 180 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 135 | 1.2% | 165 | 170 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 118 | 1% | 142 | 93 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 109 | 1% | 147 | 137 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 96 | 0.8% | 115 | 23 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 95 | 0.8% | 148 | 77 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 64 | 0.6% | 32 | 50 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 61 | 0.5% | 59 | 87 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 49 | 0.4% | 44 | 24 |
| 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 | 48 | 0.4% | 33 | 27 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 41 | 0.4% | 26 | 48 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 38 | 0.3% | 19 | 32 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 32 | 0.3% | 25 | 28 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 23 | 0.2% | 29 | 25 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 20 | 0.2% | 38 | 32 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 14 | 0.1% | 6 | 23 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 12 | 0.1% | 13 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 0.1% | 22 | 9 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 9 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 12 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 9 | 0.1% | 14 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.1% | 18 | 22 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.1% | 11 | 10 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 10 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 4 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 2 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 15 | 10 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 75 | 26.1% | 56 | 129 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 62 | 21.6% | 94 | 71 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 39 | 13.6% | 71 | 43 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 35 | 12.2% | 25 | 34 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 15 | 5.2% | 7 | 8 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 11 | 3.8% | 1 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 3.5% | 19 | 9 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 2.8% | 39 | 18 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 2.4% | 19 | 10 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 7 | 2.4% | 6 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 2.1% | 17 | 15 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | 23 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 3 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
Context
| February 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,418 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -13% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 287 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 110 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 15 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in February 2024?
11,418 nonimmigrant visas and 287 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 19th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
January 2024: 12,223 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 13,079 (-13%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,552 (66.1%), A2 529 (4.6%), J1 526 (4.6%), C1/D 487 (4.3%), L1 344 (3%).
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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.