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London · United Kingdom · December 2024
Visas issued at London in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,833 | 61% | 8,482 | 4,747 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 562 | 5% | 413 | 380 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 538 | 4.8% | 355 | 365 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 431 | 3.8% | 300 | 361 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 371 | 3.3% | 496 | 351 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 357 | 3.2% | 228 | 261 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 326 | 2.9% | 196 | 301 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 319 | 2.8% | 260 | 270 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 221 | 2% | 198 | 148 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 152 | 1.4% | 123 | 102 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 146 | 1.3% | 135 | 176 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 143 | 1.3% | 169 | 124 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 107 | 1% | 83 | 72 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 88 | 0.8% | 110 | 204 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 83 | 0.7% | 139 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 82 | 0.7% | 95 | 93 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 58 | 0.5% | 24 | 46 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 50 | 0.4% | 33 | 30 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 45 | 0.4% | 65 | 107 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 44 | 0.4% | 42 | 34 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 40 | 0.4% | 42 | 37 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 39 | 0.3% | 35 | 27 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 29 | 0.3% | 21 | 32 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 27 | 0.2% | 31 | 25 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.2% | 21 | 22 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 19 | 0.2% | 5 | 15 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 19 | 0.2% | 15 | 17 |
| 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 | 11 | 0.1% | 40 | 32 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 16 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 9 | 10 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 4 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 32 | 9 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 6 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 5 | 17 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 11 | 7 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 69 | 23% | 70 | 68 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 35 | 11.7% | 64 | 65 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 33 | 11% | 44 | 26 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 31 | 10.3% | 34 | 13 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 28 | 9.3% | 32 | 28 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 24 | 8% | 7 | 16 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 21 | 7% | 38 | 51 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 13 | 4.3% | 12 | 14 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 10 | 3.3% | 3 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 3% | 5 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 2% | 4 | 24 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 2% | 7 | 3 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1% | 7 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 1% | 7 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 4 |
Context
| December 2024 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,208 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -8% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +32% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 300 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 76 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in December 2024?
11,208 nonimmigrant visas and 300 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 21th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
November 2024: 12,248 nonimmigrant visas (-8% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 8,473 (+32%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,833 (61%), L1 562 (5%), H1B 538 (4.8%), J1 431 (3.8%), C1/D 371 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.