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Buenos Aires · Argentina · March 2025
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 18,083 | 95.7% | 18,618 | 24,009 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 183 | 1% | 164 | 258 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 74 | 0.4% | 77 | 118 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 69 | 0.4% | 49 | 62 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 60 | 0.3% | 45 | 70 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 59 | 0.3% | 40 | 74 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 54 | 0.3% | 46 | 24 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 37 | 0.2% | 13 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 35 | 0.2% | 29 | 32 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 33 | 0.2% | 4 | 42 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 32 | 0.2% | 27 | 49 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 32 | 0.2% | 39 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 30 | 0.2% | 31 | 28 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 22 | 0.1% | 44 | 78 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 21 | 0.1% | 11 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.1% | 10 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.1% | 11 | 9 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 8 | 0% | 1 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0% | 9 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% | 6 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 10 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 11 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0% | 8 | 13 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 8 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 7 | 5 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 22 | 6 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 18.4% | 20 | 22 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 16.3% | 3 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 12.2% | 15 | 24 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 8.2% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 6.1% | 3 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 6.1% | 7 | 10 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 4.1% | 3 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 4.1% | 5 | 2 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 4.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 2% | 8 | 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% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 18,905 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -24% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 49 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 35 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Buenos Aires page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in March 2025?
18,905 nonimmigrant visas and 49 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 15th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
February 2025: 19,360 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 25,021 (-24%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 18,083 (95.7%), J1 183 (1%), C1/D 74 (0.4%), L1 69 (0.4%), L2 60 (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 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.