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Buenos Aires · Argentina · March 2024
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in March 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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 24,009 | 96% | 17,310 | 24,705 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 258 | 1% | 154 | 243 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 118 | 0.5% | 114 | 94 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 78 | 0.3% | 35 | 1 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 74 | 0.3% | 46 | 68 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 70 | 0.3% | 31 | 70 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 62 | 0.2% | 32 | 58 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 49 | 0.2% | 53 | 95 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 42 | 0.2% | 4 | 35 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 32 | 0.1% | 24 | 24 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 28 | 0.1% | 18 | 27 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 24 | 0.1% | 19 | 29 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 21 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.1% | 16 | 20 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 13 | 0.1% | 5 | 11 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 12 | 0% | 7 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 0% | 4 | 23 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 12 | 0% | 23 | 29 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0% | 5 | 9 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 16 | 20 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 0% | 13 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0% | 1 | 9 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0% | 9 | 13 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 6 | 0% | 6 | 10 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 5 | 0% | 0 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 3 | 17 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0% | 4 | 38 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 7 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 24 | 28.9% | 8 | 17 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 22 | 26.5% | 21 | 20 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 10 | 12% | 18 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 8.4% | 13 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 7.2% | 5 | 4 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 7.2% | 2 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 3.6% | 8 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 2.4% | 8 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 9 |
Context
| March 2024 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 25,021 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 83 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 79 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in March 2024?
25,021 nonimmigrant visas and 83 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 7th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
February 2024: 17,972 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 25,716 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 24,009 (96%), J1 258 (1%), C1/D 118 (0.5%), B2 78 (0.3%), F1 74 (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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.