London · United Kingdom · June 2024
Visas issued at London in June 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) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,239 | 54.5% | 6,333 | 9,572 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,070 | 9.3% | 930 | 1,337 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 645 | 5.6% | 4,214 | 1,005 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 384 | 3.4% | 523 | 632 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 376 | 3.3% | 402 | 445 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 349 | 3% | 268 | 391 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 274 | 2.4% | 448 | 428 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 269 | 2.3% | 256 | 288 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 248 | 2.2% | 267 | 267 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 229 | 2% | 234 | 272 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 187 | 1.6% | 190 | 192 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 148 | 1.3% | 186 | 185 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 145 | 1.3% | 119 | 175 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 90 | 0.8% | 92 | 89 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 90 | 0.8% | 117 | 55 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 86 | 0.8% | 0 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 77 | 0.7% | 78 | 210 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 72 | 0.6% | 73 | 59 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 54 | 0.5% | 37 | 81 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 52 | 0.5% | 39 | 46 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 49 | 0.4% | 31 | 58 |
| 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 | 45 | 0.4% | 76 | 61 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 39 | 0.3% | 41 | 68 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 37 | 0.3% | 37 | 53 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 28 | 0.2% | 29 | 24 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 22 | 0.2% | 9 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 22 | 0.2% | 59 | 66 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 18 | 0.2% | 15 | 22 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 13 | 0.1% | 15 | 12 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.1% | 11 | 22 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 11 | 0.1% | 11 | 22 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 9 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 9 | 0.1% | 9 | 77 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 9 | 0.1% | 47 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 9 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 12 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2024 | Share | May 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 97 | 25.9% | 141 | 28 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 67 | 17.9% | 83 | 78 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 39 | 10.4% | 50 | 80 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 31 | 8.3% | 32 | 48 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 29 | 7.7% | 37 | 22 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 28 | 7.5% | 3 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 16 | 4.3% | 21 | 7 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 14 | 3.7% | 23 | 15 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 13 | 3.5% | 9 | 26 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 2.9% | 14 | 20 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 6 | 1.6% | 10 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 1.6% | 13 | 11 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 9 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 0.8% | 8 | 5 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 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% | 6 | 2 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
Context
| June 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,454 | 883,594 |
| Change on previous month | -25% | -17% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -30% | -7% |
| Immigrant visas | 375 | 52,411 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2024 (17 Jun 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 June 2024?
11,454 nonimmigrant visas and 375 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2024. That was the 19th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
May 2024: 15,243 nonimmigrant visas (-25% to Jun 2024). June 2023: 16,300 (-30%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,239 (54.5%), F1 1,070 (9.3%), J1 645 (5.6%), C1/D 384 (3.4%), L1 376 (3.3%).
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 June 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.