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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · October 2023
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in October 2023
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) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 15,701 | 94.4% | 16,025 | 16,938 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 253 | 1.5% | 203 | 293 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 113 | 0.7% | 65 | 62 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 88 | 0.5% | 142 | 109 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 71 | 0.4% | 95 | 26 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 51 | 0.3% | 56 | 86 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 49 | 0.3% | 63 | 56 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 49 | 0.3% | 62 | 49 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 43 | 0.3% | 50 | 46 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 28 | 0.2% | 20 | 24 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 24 | 0.1% | 20 | 21 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 21 | 0.1% | 17 | 18 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 18 | 0.1% | 15 | 41 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 0.1% | 31 | 37 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.1% | 19 | 37 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 14 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 12 | 0.1% | 17 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0.1% | 13 | 10 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.1% | 21 | 13 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 8 | 0% | 2 | 10 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 8 | 0% | 10 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0% | 42 | 45 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 7 | 13 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 4 | 15 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 10 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 197 | 45% | 326 | 203 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 74 | 16.9% | 69 | 80 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 64 | 14.6% | 35 | 50 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 36 | 8.2% | 22 | 39 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 4.8% | 17 | 18 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 11 | 2.5% | 26 | 43 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 21 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 4 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 5 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0 |
| C5 | Employment creation (EB-5) outside targeted areas, spouse and child (C51-C53) | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 14 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 0.2% | 10 | 0 |
Context
| October 2023 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,636 | 885,241 |
| Change on previous month | -2% | +4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -8% | +26% |
| Immigrant visas | 438 | 46,695 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2023 (12 Oct 2023): B1/B2 next available 153 days; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in October 2023?
16,636 nonimmigrant visas and 438 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2023. That was the 12th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
September 2023: 17,034 nonimmigrant visas (-2% to Oct 2023). October 2022: 17,987 (-8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 15,701 (94.4%), J1 253 (1.5%), F1 113 (0.7%), A2 88 (0.5%), K1 71 (0.4%).
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 October 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.