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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Uruguay
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, 2,377 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Uruguay, the 41st largest count among 203 nationalities that month; that is up 55% on September 2024 (1,530).
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 29,319 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Uruguay in FY2024, 0.3% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 50th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 24,955 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 2,241, J1 (exchange visitor) with 67 and L2 (spouse or child of intracompany transferee) with 10. 9 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Uruguay in the same month, led by IR5 (4) and IR1 (2).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Uruguay was 2.59% in FY2025, below the South America median of 19.81%; it was 2.63% 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, 13 entrants chargeable to Uruguay were selected for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees that year; the count was 29 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 Uruguay (Montevideo) issued 2,378 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the South America region and the world
| Measure | Uruguay | South America (12 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 29,319 | 2,533,633 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 66,418 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 2,377 | 204,551 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | +55% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 9 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 2.59% | 19.81% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 13 | — | 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 | 28,100 | 95.8% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 237 | 0.8% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 185 | 0.6% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 145 | 0.5% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 91 | 0.3% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 61 | 0.2% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 58 | 0.2% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 46 | 0.2% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 44 | 0.2% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 39 | 0.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 32 | 0.1% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 27 | 0.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 26 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 24 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 21 | 0.1% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 19 | 0.1% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 19 | 0.1% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 18 | 0.1% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.1% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 15 | 0.1% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 12 | 0% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 9 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0% |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 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 | 2,241 | 94.3% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 67 | 2.8% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 10 | 0.4% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 7 | 0.3% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.3% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.3% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 5 | 0.2% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 5 | 0.2% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 3 | 0.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.1% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0.1% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 44.4% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 22.2% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 11.1% |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 11.1% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 11.1% |
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 | 28,021 | 26,749 | 467 | 300 | — |
| FY2016 | 29,315 | 27,999 | 514 | 313 | +5% |
| FY2017 | 26,001 | 24,832 | 462 | 272 | -11% |
| FY2018 | 25,806 | 24,652 | 424 | 321 | -1% |
| FY2019 | 23,221 | 21,988 | 447 | 359 | -10% |
| FY2020 | 9,194 | 8,515 | 231 | 190 | -60% |
| FY2021 | 9,536 | 8,786 | 296 | 206 | +4% |
| FY2022 | 20,160 | 19,016 | 404 | 342 | +111% |
| FY2023 | 24,955 | 23,806 | 425 | 306 | +24% |
| FY2024 | 29,319 | 28,128 | 416 | 339 | +17% |
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: Uruguay. 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 Uruguay | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2016 | 21 | 0% | 91,563 |
| DV-2017 | 12 | 0% | 83,910 |
| DV-2018 | 36 | 0% | 115,968 |
| DV-2019 | 8 | 0% | 87,610 |
| DV-2020 | 15 | 0% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 19 | 0% | 132,404 |
| DV-2023 | 7 | 0% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 7 | 0% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 29 | 0% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 13 | 0% | 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 Uruguay
- Montevideo: 2,378 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 Uruguay?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 2.59% 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 Uruguay last year?
29,319 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 2,377 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Uruguay?
2,377 nonimmigrant visas, up 55% on September 2024 (1,530). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Uruguay receive most?
B1/B2 (28,100), J1 (237), A2 (185), F1 (145) and C1/D (91) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Uruguay have?
13 for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2021 19, DV-2023 7, DV-2024 7, DV-2025 29. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Uruguay apply?
Montevideo is the U.S. post in Uruguay. 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.