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Buenos Aires · Argentina · October 2023
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in October 2023
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) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 18,892 | 89.4% | 19,367 | 23,249 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,576 | 7.5% | 1,247 | 1,781 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 105 | 0.5% | 22 | 53 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 74 | 0.4% | 55 | 83 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 70 | 0.3% | 74 | 104 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 51 | 0.2% | 11 | 30 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 49 | 0.2% | 25 | 76 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 48 | 0.2% | 42 | 50 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 0.2% | 47 | 75 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 30 | 0.1% | 33 | 31 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 26 | 0.1% | 21 | 22 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 22 | 0.1% | 10 | 11 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 21 | 0.1% | 26 | 30 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 0.1% | 25 | 32 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.1% | 9 | 7 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 12 | 0.1% | 8 | 12 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0% | 13 | 22 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0% | 2 | 12 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 0% | 13 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0% | 11 | 9 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0% | 10 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0% | 8 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0% | 5 | 16 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 7 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 30.1% | 14 | 23 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 11 | 13.3% | 31 | 14 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 13.3% | 8 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 8.4% | 8 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 8.4% | 3 | 8 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 7.2% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 6% | 13 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 6 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 21,137 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | 0% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -18% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 83 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 330 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in October 2023?
21,137 nonimmigrant visas and 83 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 10th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
September 2023: 21,122 nonimmigrant visas (0% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 25,742 (-18%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 18,892 (89.4%), J1 1,576 (7.5%), P1 105 (0.5%), F1 74 (0.4%), C1/D 70 (0.3%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.