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Buenos Aires · Argentina · June 2025
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 19,628 | 96.5% | 21,321 | 18,390 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 152 | 0.7% | 101 | 132 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 122 | 0.6% | 212 | 307 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 71 | 0.3% | 210 | 240 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 63 | 0.3% | 54 | 22 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 52 | 0.3% | 30 | 80 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 42 | 0.2% | 44 | 59 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 29 | 0.1% | 26 | 35 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 24 | 0.1% | 5 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 0.1% | 19 | 18 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 22 | 0.1% | 25 | 24 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 20 | 0.1% | 40 | 14 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 14 | 0.1% | 30 | 40 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 0.1% | 22 | 53 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 12 | 0.1% | 2 | 16 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 11 | 0.1% | 3 | 13 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0% | 10 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 6 | 0% | 12 | 34 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0% | 11 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 18 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0% | 17 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0% | 8 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 12 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0% | 5 | 8 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 18 | 3 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 28 | 38.9% | 31 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 11.1% | 1 | 10 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 7 | 9.7% | 6 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 9.7% | 4 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 8.3% | 4 | 11 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 8.3% | 13 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 5.6% | 7 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 4.2% | 0 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 2.8% | 1 | 5 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| June 2025 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 20,348 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -9% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +4% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 72 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in June 2025?
20,348 nonimmigrant visas and 72 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 9th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
May 2025: 22,278 nonimmigrant visas (-9% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 19,575 (+4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 19,628 (96.5%), C1/D 152 (0.7%), F1 122 (0.6%), J1 71 (0.3%), A2 63 (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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.