Recently, the number of U.S. visas issued in December 2023 has come out！Sister Fei has sorted out the number of various immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas issued in the United States, and friends in need can collect them!
U.S. Immigrant Visas
CR1 (U.S. citizen petitioning for spouse category, but the two have been married for less than 2 years): 27.
E1 (Priority Workers): 39.
E2 (Non-Routine National Interest Waiver (NIW) and Regular EB-2 Labor Certification (PERM)): 9.
E3 (technical category includes skilled workers and professionals; Unskilled workers): 17.
F1 (U.S. citizen petitioning for unmarried children over the age of 21): 14.
F2B (U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident Petition for Unmarried Children Over 21 Years of Age): 8.
F3 (U.S. citizens applying for immigration categories for married children over the age of 21): 18.
F4 (U.S. citizen petition for siblings over the age of 21): 83.
IR1 (U.S. citizen petitioning spouse category where the couple has been married for 2 years or more): 73.
IR2 (immigration category for unmarried children under the age of 21 who have been married to a U.S. citizen who has been married for two years): 23.
IR5 (U.S. Citizen Petitioning Parent Category): 454.
SB1 (Re-entry Permit): 14.
i5 (EB5 Regional Center for Immigrant Investors): 139.
According to all immigrant visa categories in December 2023, IR5 (the immigration category for U.S. citizens petitioning parents) issued the highest number of visas with 454, followed by I5 (EB5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program) with 139 and F4 (sibling visas) with 83. Overall, compared to the number of issuances in the previous monthNot much difference.
U.S. non-immigrant visas
B1 B2 (Business Tourist Visa): 32,346.
F1 (student visas): 5964.
F2 (Companion Visa): 204.
H1B (work visa): 3,716.
L1 (Multinational Manager Visa): 406.
L2 (Dependents of Multinational Managers): 238.
K1 (fiancé visa): 43.
J1 (Exchange Visitor Visa): 1,166.
J2 (Exchange Visitor Dependents): 295.
C1 D (U.S. Transit Visa Crew and Crew Visa): 946.
In December 2023, B1 and B2 issued the highest number with 32,346, H1B visas with 3,716, F1 student visas with 5,964, J1 visas with 1,166, L1 visas with 406, and C1 D visas with 946. Overall,ExceptThe number of B1 and B2 issuances was higher than the previous monthDeclineMost of the others have increased