London · United Kingdom · May 2024
Visas issued at London in May 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) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,333 | 41.5% | 7,678 | 8,775 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4,214 | 27.6% | 4,102 | 3,172 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 930 | 6.1% | 459 | 865 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 523 | 3.4% | 621 | 691 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 448 | 2.9% | 459 | 528 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 402 | 2.6% | 435 | 457 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 268 | 1.8% | 294 | 332 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 267 | 1.8% | 274 | 231 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 256 | 1.7% | 220 | 208 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 234 | 1.5% | 167 | 235 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 190 | 1.2% | 289 | 199 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 186 | 1.2% | 184 | 185 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 119 | 0.8% | 182 | 83 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 117 | 0.8% | 88 | 54 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 92 | 0.6% | 92 | 70 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 78 | 0.5% | 125 | 155 |
| 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 | 76 | 0.5% | 59 | 57 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 73 | 0.5% | 75 | 49 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 59 | 0.4% | 23 | 51 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 47 | 0.3% | 38 | 10 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 41 | 0.3% | 55 | 53 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 39 | 0.3% | 32 | 43 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 37 | 0.2% | 28 | 46 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 37 | 0.2% | 49 | 40 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 31 | 0.2% | 30 | 53 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 29 | 0.2% | 22 | 19 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 15 | 0.1% | 2 | 17 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 15 | 0.1% | 8 | 19 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.1% | 13 | 14 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 11 | 0.1% | 2 | 19 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 9 | 0.1% | 13 | 13 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 42 | 35 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 7 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0% | 15 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0% | 1 | 9 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 11 | 7 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 3 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 141 | 29.9% | 92 | 52 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 83 | 17.6% | 108 | 70 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 50 | 10.6% | 89 | 56 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 37 | 7.9% | 15 | 19 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 32 | 6.8% | 38 | 33 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 23 | 4.9% | 7 | 10 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 21 | 4.5% | 17 | 26 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 14 | 3% | 7 | 13 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 13 | 2.8% | 10 | 17 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 10 | 2.1% | 4 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 1.9% | 4 | 40 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 1.7% | 0 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 11 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 4 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 5 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 15,243 | 1,070,656 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | +1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 471 | 58,778 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2024 (8 May 2024): B1/B2 next available 105 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 May 2024?
15,243 nonimmigrant visas and 471 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2024. That was the 17th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
April 2024: 16,205 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to May 2024). May 2023: 16,820 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,333 (41.5%), J1 4,214 (27.6%), F1 930 (6.1%), C1/D 523 (3.4%), A2 448 (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 May 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.