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Buenos Aires · Argentina · September 2024
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 26,998 | 92.3% | 31,547 | 19,367 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,496 | 5.1% | 147 | 1,247 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 102 | 0.3% | 114 | 74 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 73 | 0.2% | 17 | 11 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 67 | 0.2% | 57 | 10 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 53 | 0.2% | 148 | 55 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 51 | 0.2% | 55 | 47 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 51 | 0.2% | 64 | 22 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 48 | 0.2% | 85 | 42 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 48 | 0.2% | 66 | 25 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 31 | 0.1% | 1 | 33 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 29 | 0.1% | 27 | 25 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 28 | 0.1% | 33 | 26 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 23 | 0.1% | 19 | 5 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 23 | 0.1% | 29 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 19 | 0.1% | 29 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 14 | 0% | 26 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 11 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 0% | 9 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0% | 13 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0% | 20 | 11 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 9 | 0% | 15 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0% | 21 | 13 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 8 | 0% | 13 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0% | 8 | 13 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 28 | 31.8% | 6 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 17% | 5 | 8 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 15 | 17% | 6 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 15 | 17% | 19 | 14 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 6.8% | 4 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 4.5% | 9 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 1.1% | 15 | 13 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.1% | 4 | 1 |
Context
| September 2024 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 29,254 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +39% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 88 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 71 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in September 2024?
29,254 nonimmigrant visas and 88 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 5th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
August 2024: 32,601 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 21,122 (+39%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 26,998 (92.3%), J1 1,496 (5.1%), C1/D 102 (0.3%), O2 73 (0.2%), B2 67 (0.2%).
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 September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.