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Buenos Aires · Argentina · January 2024
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in January 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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 20,174 | 95.3% | 21,042 | 19,117 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 193 | 0.9% | 255 | 224 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 118 | 0.6% | 73 | 94 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 104 | 0.5% | 315 | 102 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 57 | 0.3% | 61 | 60 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 45 | 0.2% | 42 | 41 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 44 | 0.2% | 70 | 28 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 42 | 0.2% | 60 | 64 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 41 | 0.2% | 35 | 32 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 38 | 0.2% | 32 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 38 | 0.2% | 96 | 78 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 37 | 0.2% | 42 | 34 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 28 | 0.1% | 16 | 15 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 27 | 0.1% | 10 | 31 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 25 | 0.1% | 6 | 9 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 22 | 0.1% | 10 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 0.1% | 24 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 16 | 0.1% | 24 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 16 | 0.1% | 15 | 15 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 12 | 0.1% | 10 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 0.1% | 11 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 7 | 0% | 16 | 6 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0% | 6 | 7 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 7 | 0% | 18 | 28 |
| H3 | Trainee | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0% | 6 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 14 | 7 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 15 | 17.4% | 10 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 14% | 4 | 4 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 12 | 14% | 31 | 17 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 9 | 10.5% | 12 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 8.1% | 7 | 9 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 7% | 0 | 10 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 5.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 5.8% | 7 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 3.5% | 12 | 6 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 3.5% | 3 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 3.5% | 4 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 3.5% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 2.3% | 5 | 6 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 6 |
Context
| January 2024 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 21,168 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | -5% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +5% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 86 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 97 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 6 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in January 2024?
21,168 nonimmigrant visas and 86 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 10th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
December 2023: 22,328 nonimmigrant visas (-5% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 20,079 (+5%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 20,174 (95.3%), J1 193 (0.9%), C1/D 118 (0.6%), F1 104 (0.5%), P1 57 (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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.