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Buenos Aires · Argentina · February 2025
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in February 2025
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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 18,618 | 96.2% | 23,145 | 17,310 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 164 | 0.8% | 101 | 154 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 77 | 0.4% | 91 | 114 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 49 | 0.3% | 83 | 32 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 46 | 0.2% | 24 | 19 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 45 | 0.2% | 96 | 31 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 44 | 0.2% | 53 | 35 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 40 | 0.2% | 92 | 46 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 39 | 0.2% | 35 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 31 | 0.2% | 33 | 18 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 29 | 0.1% | 44 | 24 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 27 | 0.1% | 24 | 53 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 22 | 0.1% | 11 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 13 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 11 | 0.1% | 17 | 16 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 0.1% | 32 | 16 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 11 | 0.1% | 21 | 23 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.1% | 16 | 9 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0% | 4 | 13 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 8 | 0% | 7 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0% | 26 | 4 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 9 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 11 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 14 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 20 | 27.4% | 13 | 21 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 15 | 20.5% | 0 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 8 | 11% | 1 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 9.6% | 10 | 18 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 8.2% | 3 | 13 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 5 | 6.8% | 20 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 4.1% | 4 | 5 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 4.1% | 10 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 4.1% | 2 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 1.4% | 4 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 19,360 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -19% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +8% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 73 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 35 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 February 2025?
19,360 nonimmigrant visas and 73 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 12th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
January 2025: 24,033 nonimmigrant visas (-19% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 17,972 (+8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 18,618 (96.2%), J1 164 (0.8%), C1/D 77 (0.4%), L1 49 (0.3%), A2 46 (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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.