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Buenos Aires · Argentina · April 2025
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 21,172 | 96% | 18,083 | 24,647 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 243 | 1.1% | 183 | 273 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 105 | 0.5% | 59 | 100 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 74 | 0.3% | 74 | 113 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 59 | 0.3% | 60 | 49 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 55 | 0.2% | 69 | 53 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 38 | 0.2% | 30 | 41 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 35 | 0.2% | 54 | 45 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 30 | 0.1% | 32 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 28 | 0.1% | 22 | 72 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 27 | 0.1% | 35 | 25 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 21 | 0.1% | 37 | 30 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.1% | 21 | 14 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 19 | 0.1% | 5 | 17 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 16 | 0.1% | 10 | 22 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 14 | 0.1% | 8 | 20 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 0.1% | 6 | 24 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0% | 11 | 9 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 10 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0% | 32 | 48 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 10 | 0% | 33 | 3 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 8 | 0% | 1 | 15 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0% | 6 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 5 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0% | 4 | 15 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 10 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 23 | 31.5% | 6 | 24 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 14 | 19.2% | 2 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 13 | 17.8% | 9 | 21 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 8 | 11% | 3 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 8.2% | 7 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 6.8% | 2 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 9 |
Context
| April 2025 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 22,053 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | +17% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -14% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 73 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 63 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 April 2025?
22,053 nonimmigrant visas and 73 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 10th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
March 2025: 18,905 nonimmigrant visas (+17% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 25,700 (-14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 21,172 (96%), J1 243 (1.1%), F1 105 (0.5%), C1/D 74 (0.3%), L2 59 (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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.