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Buenos Aires · Argentina · October 2024
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 25,803 | 90.1% | 26,998 | 18,892 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,985 | 6.9% | 1,496 | 1,576 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 119 | 0.4% | 102 | 70 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 88 | 0.3% | 53 | 74 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 72 | 0.3% | 67 | 7 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 49 | 0.2% | 28 | 21 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 49 | 0.2% | 31 | 30 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 48 | 0.2% | 51 | 40 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 46 | 0.2% | 29 | 17 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 44 | 0.2% | 48 | 49 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 40 | 0.1% | 51 | 105 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 35 | 0.1% | 48 | 48 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 34 | 0.1% | 73 | 51 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 32 | 0.1% | 23 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 30 | 0.1% | 23 | 26 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 26 | 0.1% | 14 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 16 | 0.1% | 9 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 15 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 12 | 0% | 8 | 22 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0% | 6 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0% | 19 | 14 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0% | 10 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 11 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 8 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0% | 6 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 10 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 19 | 24.7% | 1 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 15 | 19.5% | 15 | 25 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 11 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 7.8% | 6 | 7 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 6.5% | 0 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 6.5% | 15 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 3.9% | 15 | 7 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 3.9% | 28 | 6 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 3.9% | 4 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 3.9% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 11 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| October 2024 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 28,628 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +35% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 77 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 65 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in October 2024?
28,628 nonimmigrant visas and 77 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 7th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
September 2024: 29,254 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 21,137 (+35%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 25,803 (90.1%), J1 1,985 (6.9%), C1/D 119 (0.4%), F1 88 (0.3%), B2 72 (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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.