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Buenos Aires · Argentina · August 2025
Visas issued at Buenos Aires in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 25,643 | 96.6% | 20,302 | 31,547 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 165 | 0.6% | 297 | 148 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 144 | 0.5% | 195 | 147 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 102 | 0.4% | 99 | 114 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 56 | 0.2% | 5 | 26 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 46 | 0.2% | 62 | 33 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 38 | 0.1% | 61 | 55 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 37 | 0.1% | 35 | 57 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 28 | 0.1% | 19 | 29 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 27 | 0.1% | 26 | 27 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 27 | 0.1% | 7 | 17 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 25 | 0.1% | 9 | 64 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 21 | 0.1% | 18 | 19 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 21 | 0.1% | 73 | 66 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 18 | 0.1% | 18 | 15 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 17 | 0.1% | 7 | 13 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 15 | 0.1% | 6 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 14 | 0.1% | 14 | 21 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 13 | 0% | 12 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 13 | 0% | 21 | 85 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 13 | 0% | 25 | 20 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0% | 10 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0% | 3 | 29 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0% | 9 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0% | 2 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% | 10 | 7 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 25 | 30.1% | 22 | 27 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 16 | 19.3% | 12 | 19 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 8 | 9.6% | 1 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 8.4% | 0 | 15 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 8.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 8.4% | 7 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 9 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Buenos Aires | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 26,538 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | +24% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -19% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 83 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Buenos Aires issue in August 2025?
26,538 nonimmigrant visas and 83 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 6th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Buenos Aires?
July 2025: 21,367 nonimmigrant visas (+24% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 32,601 (-19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 25,643 (96.6%), F1 165 (0.6%), J1 144 (0.5%), C1/D 102 (0.4%), H2A 56 (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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.