London · United Kingdom · March 2024
Visas issued at London in March 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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,056 | 46.3% | 7,552 | 9,692 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 3,793 | 24.9% | 526 | 3,715 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 667 | 4.4% | 487 | 793 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 508 | 3.3% | 529 | 559 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 436 | 2.9% | 344 | 405 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 324 | 2.1% | 162 | 433 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 270 | 1.8% | 210 | 261 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 259 | 1.7% | 236 | 295 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 251 | 1.6% | 188 | 226 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 208 | 1.4% | 95 | 125 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 187 | 1.2% | 135 | 143 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 182 | 1.2% | 140 | 177 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 170 | 1.1% | 109 | 190 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 138 | 0.9% | 118 | 106 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 110 | 0.7% | 96 | 41 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 81 | 0.5% | 61 | 87 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 76 | 0.5% | 49 | 32 |
| 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 | 73 | 0.5% | 48 | 46 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 65 | 0.4% | 32 | 29 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 53 | 0.3% | 64 | 47 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 37 | 0.2% | 41 | 52 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 34 | 0.2% | 23 | 26 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 27 | 0.2% | 20 | 32 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 27 | 0.2% | 6 | 20 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 26 | 0.2% | 38 | 78 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 25 | 0.2% | 8 | 11 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 21 | 0.1% | 12 | 19 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 18 | 0.1% | 7 | 9 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 16 | 0.1% | 1 | 22 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 16 | 0.1% | 12 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 15 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 13 | 0.1% | 9 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 12 | 0.1% | 4 | 18 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 11 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | 10 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 7 | 0% | 4 | 10 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 2 | 0% | 9 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 14 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 147 | 31.6% | 75 | 110 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 84 | 18.1% | 62 | 77 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 50 | 10.8% | 39 | 46 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 37 | 8% | 6 | 16 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 29 | 6.2% | 35 | 26 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 27 | 5.8% | 8 | 13 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 24 | 5.2% | 15 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 19 | 4.1% | 7 | 12 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 12 | 2.6% | 0 | 10 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 1.3% | 1 | 18 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 27 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 26 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.2% | 11 | 2 |
Context
| March 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 15,234 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +33% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -14% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 465 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 108 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 March 2024?
15,234 nonimmigrant visas and 465 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 17th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
February 2024: 11,418 nonimmigrant visas (+33% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 17,759 (-14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,056 (46.3%), J1 3,793 (24.9%), C1/D 667 (4.4%), A2 508 (3.3%), L1 436 (2.9%).
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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.