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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Peru
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.
In September 2025, 13,452 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Peru, the 10th largest count among 203 nationalities that month; that is down 10% on September 2024 (14,928).
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 153,461 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Peru in FY2024, 1.4% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 10th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 111,851 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 10,657, J1 (exchange visitor) with 2,044 and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 158. 430 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Peru in the same month, led by IR5 (83) and F4 (73).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Peru was 20.90% in FY2025, close to the South America median of 19.81%; it was 21.30% in FY2024. The rate covers B visas only and is the Department's own calculation, counting each applicant once by their final status in the year.
In the Diversity Visa program, 1,596 entrants chargeable to Peru were selected for DV-2026, 1.2% of all selectees that year; the count was 657 for DV-2025. Selection is not a visa; the Department's pages explain that selectees must still qualify and that more are selected than there are visas.
The U.S. post in Peru (Lima) issued 13,106 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the South America region and the world
| Measure | Peru | South America (12 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 153,461 | 2,533,633 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 66,418 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 13,452 | 204,551 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -10% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 430 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 20.90% | 19.81% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 1,596 | — | 129,516 |
Fiscal-year rows are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly rows are the September 2025 report alone. Region and world refusal figures are medians across the nationalities listed in the Department's table for that year; regions follow the Report of the Visa Office grouping.
Visa classes, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued, FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 132,526 | 86.4% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 10,369 | 6.8% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,516 | 1.6% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2,260 | 1.5% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 928 | 0.6% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 666 | 0.4% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 611 | 0.4% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 572 | 0.4% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 550 | 0.4% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 335 | 0.2% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 247 | 0.2% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 233 | 0.2% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 212 | 0.1% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 190 | 0.1% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 138 | 0.1% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 118 | 0.1% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 105 | 0.1% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 97 | 0.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 93 | 0.1% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 88 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 75 | 0% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 65 | 0% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 65 | 0% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 62 | 0% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 61 | 0% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 40 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 38 | 0% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 33 | 0% |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 27 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 22 | 0% |
From the Department's annual NIV detail table (nationality by class). Older symbol spellings in the table (B-1,2; H-1B) are shown in the current form.
Visa classes, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,657 | 79.2% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,044 | 15.2% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 158 | 1.2% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 147 | 1.1% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 101 | 0.8% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 56 | 0.4% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 36 | 0.3% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 28 | 0.2% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 28 | 0.2% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 24 | 0.2% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 22 | 0.2% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.1% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.1% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 12 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.1% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 11 | 0.1% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 0.1% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 10 | 0.1% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.1% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.1% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 3 | 0% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 83 | 19.3% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 73 | 17% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 65 | 15.1% |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 42 | 9.8% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 40 | 9.3% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 37 | 8.6% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 27 | 6.3% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 19 | 4.4% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 14 | 3.3% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 2.1% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.6% |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 1.2% |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 0.9% |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.7% |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% |
Nonimmigrant issuances by fiscal year, Report of the Visa Office
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitors (B) | Students, exchange (F, M, J) | Temporary workers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 111,918 | 99,241 | 6,568 | 2,040 | — |
| FY2016 | 95,252 | 81,436 | 7,795 | 2,036 | -15% |
| FY2017 | 98,013 | 83,513 | 8,449 | 1,981 | +3% |
| FY2018 | 94,891 | 80,910 | 8,559 | 1,811 | -3% |
| FY2019 | 110,227 | 94,000 | 10,520 | 2,066 | +16% |
| FY2020 | 57,513 | 46,648 | 7,863 | 967 | -48% |
| FY2021 | 53,812 | 47,055 | 3,620 | 1,216 | -6% |
| FY2022 | 73,008 | 57,544 | 9,491 | 2,458 | +36% |
| FY2023 | 111,851 | 91,450 | 13,782 | 2,532 | +53% |
| FY2024 | 153,461 | 133,142 | 13,215 | 2,457 | +37% |
Fiscal years run October to September. Every row is the Department's final annual detail table for that year; the visitor, student and worker columns add the table's class columns within one year. No monthly reports are summed.
Adjusted B-visa refusal rate by fiscal year
Dark bar: Peru. Grey bar: South America median for the same year. The Department's rate covers B visas only; it counts each applicant once, in the status in which the fiscal year ended, so an applicant refused and later issued in the same year counts as an issuance. Source tables: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Peru | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2021 | 1,559 | 1.2% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 198 | 0.2% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 1,191 | 1% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 742 | 0.5% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 657 | 0.5% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 1,596 | 1.2% | 129,516 |
Counts of selected entrants as published on the Department's "selected entrants" pages; no names are published or held. Selection is not a visa: the Department selects more entrants than visas available, and DV visas are issued only to selectees who qualify before the program year ends.
U.S. posts in Peru
- Lima: 13,106 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Peru?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 20.90% in FY2025 against a South America median of 19.81%. The Department publishes this rate only for B visas and only by nationality; it counts each applicant once, by the status in which the year ended.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Peru last year?
153,461 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 13,452 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Peru?
13,452 nonimmigrant visas, down 10% on September 2024 (14,928). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Peru receive most?
B1/B2 (132,526), J1 (10,369), F1 (2,516), C1/D (2,260) and H2A (928) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Peru have?
1,596 for DV-2026, 1.2% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 198, DV-2023 1,191, DV-2024 742, DV-2025 657. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Peru apply?
Lima is the U.S. post in Peru. Nationals may also apply at posts elsewhere, subject to each post's rules, so the nationality figures on this page and the post figures are different counts.
Where does this data come from?
The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by nationality, the annual Report of the Visa Office detail tables, the annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables and the Diversity Visa selectee pages. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality and Visa Class; Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Foreign State of Chargeability or Place of Birth and Visa Class; Report of the Visa Office NIV detail tables (workbook); Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality; Diversity Visa selected entrants pages. All public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.