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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · December 2023
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in December 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) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 13,760 | 94.8% | 13,106 | 20,365 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 111 | 0.8% | 34 | 117 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 106 | 0.7% | 236 | 352 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 85 | 0.6% | 66 | 256 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 68 | 0.5% | 25 | 79 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 66 | 0.5% | 108 | 24 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 64 | 0.4% | 33 | 80 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 50 | 0.3% | 76 | 35 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 33 | 0.2% | 31 | 14 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 32 | 0.2% | 49 | 64 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 29 | 0.2% | 21 | 31 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 22 | 0.2% | 16 | 58 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 20 | 0.1% | 7 | 27 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 17 | 0.1% | 15 | 52 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.1% | 26 | 42 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0% | 22 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0% | 16 | 22 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 5 | 0% | 7 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% | 6 | 32 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 158 | 32.9% | 64 | 27 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 106 | 22.1% | 92 | 87 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 57 | 11.9% | 42 | 50 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 33 | 6.9% | 32 | 42 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 31 | 6.5% | 44 | 27 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 17 | 3.5% | 0 | 17 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 8 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 12 | 2.5% | 4 | 17 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 9 | 1.9% | 3 | 30 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 1.7% | 4 | 11 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 1.3% | 13 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 1% | 0 | 4 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 5 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 2 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 4 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 6 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 7 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| December 2023 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 14,517 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | +4% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -33% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 480 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 49 days; F, M, J 28 days; H, L, O, P, Q 30 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in December 2023?
14,517 nonimmigrant visas and 480 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 13th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
November 2023: 13,955 nonimmigrant visas (+4% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 21,715 (-33%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 13,760 (94.8%), L2 111 (0.8%), J1 106 (0.7%), F1 85 (0.6%), H1B 68 (0.5%).
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 December 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.