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London · United Kingdom · September 2024
Visas issued at London in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 9,004 | 64.5% | 7,826 | 6,546 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 555 | 4% | 599 | 650 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 446 | 3.2% | 607 | 459 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 416 | 3% | 341 | 232 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 335 | 2.4% | 345 | 283 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 321 | 2.3% | 338 | 284 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 293 | 2.1% | 195 | 497 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 263 | 1.9% | 478 | 305 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 260 | 1.9% | 182 | 185 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 244 | 1.7% | 239 | 218 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 233 | 1.7% | 369 | 206 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 231 | 1.7% | 171 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 212 | 1.5% | 147 | 252 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 152 | 1.1% | 153 | 73 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 136 | 1% | 160 | 149 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 135 | 1% | 480 | 181 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 90 | 0.6% | 14 | 42 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 73 | 0.5% | 65 | 59 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 67 | 0.5% | 98 | 87 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 66 | 0.5% | 63 | 57 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 65 | 0.5% | 76 | 38 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 46 | 0.3% | 0 | 43 |
| 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 | 44 | 0.3% | 26 | 34 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 42 | 0.3% | 55 | 33 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 36 | 0.3% | 53 | 24 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 34 | 0.2% | 55 | 49 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 25 | 0.2% | 18 | 21 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 24 | 0.2% | 38 | 22 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 23 | 0.2% | 21 | 17 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.2% | 17 | 18 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 13 | 0.1% | 12 | 17 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 10 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.1% | 11 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 6 | 0% | 10 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 5 | 0% | 15 | 12 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0% | 8 | 8 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 81 | 24.2% | 56 | 85 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 46 | 13.7% | 57 | 55 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 41 | 12.2% | 32 | 17 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 31 | 9.3% | 29 | 45 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 28 | 8.4% | 30 | 16 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 21 | 6.3% | 41 | 8 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 20 | 6% | 7 | 25 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 14 | 4.2% | 3 | 10 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 13 | 3.9% | 8 | 20 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 8 | 2.4% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 1.8% | 18 | 3 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 1.8% | 1 | 3 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 6 | 1.8% | 1 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| September 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 13,963 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | +5% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +25% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 335 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 95 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in September 2024?
13,963 nonimmigrant visas and 335 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 19th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
August 2024: 13,327 nonimmigrant visas (+5% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 11,147 (+25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,004 (64.5%), C1/D 555 (4%), L1 446 (3.2%), O2 416 (3%), H1B 335 (2.4%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.