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Buenos Aires · Argentina · December 2024
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 21,580 | 93.6% | 21,954 | 21,042 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 417 | 1.8% | 92 | 315 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 170 | 0.7% | 1,349 | 255 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 105 | 0.5% | 31 | 70 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 97 | 0.4% | 31 | 61 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 95 | 0.4% | 38 | 96 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 89 | 0.4% | 43 | 60 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 85 | 0.4% | 77 | 73 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 53 | 0.2% | 53 | 32 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 49 | 0.2% | 19 | 24 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 48 | 0.2% | 11 | 35 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 45 | 0.2% | 13 | 42 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 43 | 0.2% | 10 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 0.1% | 13 | 16 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 19 | 0.1% | 25 | 24 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 16 | 0.1% | 21 | 42 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 16 | 0.1% | 19 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0.1% | 13 | 15 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 15 | 0.1% | 6 | 10 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 10 | 0% | 104 | 11 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0% | 8 | 16 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0% | 4 | 14 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0% | 7 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 6 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0% | 2 | 18 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 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 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 19.1% | 21 | 31 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 7 | 14.9% | 0 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 14.9% | 7 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 10.6% | 5 | 12 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 8.5% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 8.5% | 3 | 7 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 6.4% | 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) | 2 | 4.3% | 6 | 10 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 2.1% | 10 | 12 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2.1% | 3 | 5 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 2.1% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2024 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 23,056 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | -4% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +3% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 47 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 44 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in December 2024?
23,056 nonimmigrant visas and 47 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 11th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
November 2024: 23,965 nonimmigrant visas (-4% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 22,328 (+3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 21,580 (93.6%), F1 417 (1.8%), J1 170 (0.7%), H1B 105 (0.5%), P1 97 (0.4%).
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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.