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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Porto Alegre

Monthly tables Jul 2017 to Sep 2025 · 23rd of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

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. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Porto Alegre (Brazil) issued 10,492 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (10,658, -2%).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 10,210, 97.3% of the post's issuances, J1 (exchange visitor) with 121, 1.2% of the post's issuances and L2 (spouse or child of intracompany transferee) with 23, 0.2% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Porto Alegre ranks 15th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 80th of 184.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as 1 month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 2 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21 monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

10,492nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-2% vs Sep 2024 (10,658)
12,282nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-15% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
1.27%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

07,90015,800VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 6,970 (Visitors 6,458, Students and exchange visitors 320, Temporary workers 126, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 5,767 (Visitors 5,231, Students and exchange visitors 383, Temporary workers 98, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 6,481 (Visitors 5,976, Students and exchange visitors 252, Temporary workers 201, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 5,880 (Visitors 5,517, Students and exchange visitors 188, Temporary workers 129, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2023: 6,245 (Visitors 5,997, Students and exchange visitors 96, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 56, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 9,544 (Visitors 9,186, Students and exchange visitors 169, Temporary workers 121, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 7,141 (Visitors 6,806, Students and exchange visitors 172, Temporary workers 104, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 59, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 10,591 (Visitors 10,166, Students and exchange visitors 259, Temporary workers 98, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 10,270 (Visitors 9,695, Students and exchange visitors 365, Temporary workers 138, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 71, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 11,037 (Visitors 10,492, Students and exchange visitors 333, Temporary workers 160, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 14,026 (Visitors 13,612, Students and exchange visitors 201, Temporary workers 132, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 81, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 9,051 (Visitors 8,728, Students and exchange visitors 189, Temporary workers 95, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 39, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 11,147 (Visitors 10,650, Students and exchange visitors 330, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 11,052 (Visitors 10,583, Students and exchange visitors 290, Temporary workers 111, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 12,960 (Visitors 12,473, Students and exchange visitors 260, Temporary workers 172, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 55, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 13,581 (Visitors 13,270, Students and exchange visitors 155, Temporary workers 113, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 9,456 (Visitors 9,239, Students and exchange visitors 94, Temporary workers 74, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 48, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 14,715 (Visitors 14,409, Students and exchange visitors 131, Temporary workers 122, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 15,800 (Visitors 15,450, Students and exchange visitors 182, Temporary workers 107, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 61, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 1,673 (Visitors 1,630, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 493 (Visitors 463, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 12,172 (Visitors 11,850, Students and exchange visitors 204, Temporary workers 67, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 50, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 11,155 (Visitors 10,892, Students and exchange visitors 144, Temporary workers 83, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 10,658 (Visitors 10,446, Students and exchange visitors 109, Temporary workers 75, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 28, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 11,153 (Visitors 10,749, Students and exchange visitors 274, Temporary workers 108, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 9,365 (Visitors 8,958, Students and exchange visitors 287, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 10,247 (Visitors 9,788, Students and exchange visitors 222, Temporary workers 193, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 9,505 (Visitors 9,267, Students and exchange visitors 98, Temporary workers 121, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 8,647 (Visitors 8,400, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 125, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 8,725 (Visitors 8,467, Students and exchange visitors 123, Temporary workers 112, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 9,188 (Visitors 8,881, Students and exchange visitors 176, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 6,373 (Visitors 6,018, Students and exchange visitors 236, Temporary workers 95, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 6,220 (Visitors 5,890, Students and exchange visitors 165, Temporary workers 146, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 9,465 (Visitors 8,839, Students and exchange visitors 450, Temporary workers 141, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 12,282 (Visitors 11,895, Students and exchange visitors 241, Temporary workers 115, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 10,492 (Visitors 10,222, Students and exchange visitors 155, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Porto Alegre by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Brazil and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025Porto AlegreAll 5 posts in BrazilAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued10,49282,906823,557
Change on Sep 2024-2%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued030945,966
Visitors share97.4%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.9%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0.2%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1 month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Brazil (Brasilia, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Brazil, which is on the Brazil nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure10,21097.3%15 of 211
J1Exchange visitor1211.2%22 of 194
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee230.2%40 of 133
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)210.2%54 of 144
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa200.2%107 of 171
F1Student in an academic or language training program190.2%80 of 184
B1Temporary visitor for business120.1%47 of 128
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse120.1%77 of 163
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3120.1%52 of 137
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor110.1%31 of 124
R1Alien in a religious occupation70.1%16 of 96
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics50%63 of 132
F2Spouse or child of F140%51 of 104
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-240%38 of 84
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services30%30 of 43
H2BTemporary worker performing other services30%60 of 88
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family20%108 of 137
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group20%92 of 110
R2Spouse or child of R110%42 of 42

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan96
Feb87
Mar117
Apr95
May102
Jun91
Jul124
Aug103
Sep95
Oct104
Nov90
Dec101
Which months are busiest at Porto Alegre. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0254507202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 279 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Dec 2022: B1/B2 289 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 337 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Feb 2023: B1/B2 338 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2023: B1/B2 347 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 441 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Jun 2023: B1/B2 507 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 267 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Aug 2023: B1/B2 281 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 120 Sep 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 812 Oct 2023: B1/B2 73 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 35 Nov 2023: B1/B2 205 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Dec 2023: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 256 Jan 2024: B1/B2 23 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Feb 2024: B1/B2 44 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Mar 2024: B1/B2 192 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 189 Apr 2024: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 48 May 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 417 Jun 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Aug 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 42 Oct 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 1812 Nov 2024: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 576 Jan 2025: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 17 Feb 2025: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 15 Mar 2025: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 116 Apr 2025: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 41 May 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 457 Mar 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 454 Apr 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 4514 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 751 Jul 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Porto Alegre over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 202510,4920-2%
Aug 202512,2820+10%
Jul 20259,4650-22%
Jun 20256,2200+1162%
May 20256,3730+281%
Apr 20259,1880-42%
Mar 20258,7250-41%
Feb 20258,6470-9%
Jan 20259,5050-30%
Dec 202410,2470-21%
Nov 20249,3650-15%
Oct 202411,15300%
Sep 202410,6580+18%
Aug 202411,1550-20%
Jul 202412,1720+10%
Jun 20244930-95%
May 20241,6730-84%
Apr 202415,8000+121%
Mar 202414,7150+54%
Feb 20249,4560+51%
Jan 202413,5810+131%
Dec 202312,9600+100%
Nov 202311,0520+92%
Oct 202311,1470+60%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Porto AlegreBrasiliaRecifeRio de JaneiroSao Paulo
Location of the U.S. post in Porto Alegre.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

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Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Porto Alegre issue last month?

10,492 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 10,658 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Porto Alegre?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1 month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Porto Alegre?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1 month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Porto Alegre issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (10,210, 97.3%), J1 (121, 1.2%), L2 (23, 0.2%), L1 (21, 0.2%) and C1/D (20, 0.2%). 19 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Porto Alegre rising or falling?

September 2025: 10,492 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (10,658, -2%). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Porto Alegre issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Porto Alegre not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run July 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

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 (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.