London · United Kingdom · April 2024
Visas issued at London in April 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) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,678 | 47.4% | 7,056 | 7,548 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4,102 | 25.3% | 3,793 | 3,499 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 621 | 3.8% | 667 | 603 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 459 | 2.8% | 508 | 544 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 459 | 2.8% | 208 | 408 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 435 | 2.7% | 436 | 336 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 294 | 1.8% | 270 | 249 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 289 | 1.8% | 324 | 264 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 274 | 1.7% | 259 | 253 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 220 | 1.4% | 251 | 188 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 184 | 1.1% | 170 | 158 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 182 | 1.1% | 187 | 105 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 167 | 1% | 182 | 170 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 125 | 0.8% | 138 | 106 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 92 | 0.6% | 81 | 55 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 88 | 0.5% | 110 | 45 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 75 | 0.5% | 76 | 35 |
| 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 | 59 | 0.4% | 73 | 62 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 55 | 0.3% | 34 | 26 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 49 | 0.3% | 37 | 44 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 42 | 0.3% | 26 | 17 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 38 | 0.2% | 8 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 32 | 0.2% | 27 | 21 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 30 | 0.2% | 65 | 33 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 28 | 0.2% | 53 | 42 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 0.1% | 21 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.1% | 25 | 12 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 15 | 0.1% | 11 | 18 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 13 | 0.1% | 16 | 75 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.1% | 18 | 17 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 11 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 8 | 0% | 16 | 10 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0% | 27 | 10 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 12 | 11 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 15 | 17 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0% | 7 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 108 | 25.3% | 84 | 54 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 92 | 21.5% | 147 | 139 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 89 | 20.8% | 50 | 46 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 38 | 8.9% | 29 | 33 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 17 | 4% | 37 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 15 | 3.5% | 19 | 3 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 8 | 1.9% | 1 | 7 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 1.6% | 24 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 11 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 1.4% | 27 | 8 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 12 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 2 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| April 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,205 | 1,054,900 |
| Change on previous month | +6% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +8% | +24% |
| Immigrant visas | 427 | 57,383 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2024 (9 Apr 2024): B1/B2 next available 150 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 April 2024?
16,205 nonimmigrant visas and 427 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2024. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
March 2024: 15,234 nonimmigrant visas (+6% to Apr 2024). April 2023: 15,037 (+8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,678 (47.4%), J1 4,102 (25.3%), C1/D 621 (3.8%), A2 459 (2.8%), F1 459 (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 April 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.