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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · July 2024
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in July 2024
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) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 15,800 | 92.3% | 13,569 | 19,798 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 234 | 1.4% | 283 | 284 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 164 | 1% | 108 | 54 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 139 | 0.8% | 167 | 182 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 119 | 0.7% | 134 | 120 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 117 | 0.7% | 96 | 40 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 88 | 0.5% | 77 | 55 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 68 | 0.4% | 71 | 68 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 66 | 0.4% | 89 | 89 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 37 | 0.2% | 30 | 35 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 36 | 0.2% | 37 | 70 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 36 | 0.2% | 26 | 33 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 29 | 0.2% | 34 | 25 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 25 | 0.1% | 8 | 20 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 24 | 0.1% | 20 | 6 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 22 | 0.1% | 28 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 0.1% | 40 | 43 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 19 | 0.1% | 12 | 13 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 16 | 0.1% | 7 | 22 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 12 | 0.1% | 4 | 20 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 7 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 6 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0% | 6 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 9 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 285 | 39.4% | 36 | 9 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 128 | 17.7% | 286 | 274 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 54 | 7.5% | 20 | 45 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 37 | 5.1% | 0 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 37 | 5.1% | 34 | 88 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 33 | 4.6% | 13 | 14 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 27 | 3.7% | 12 | 33 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 19 | 2.6% | 4 | 24 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 19 | 2.6% | 40 | 11 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 19 | 2.6% | 26 | 17 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 16 | 2.2% | 22 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 14 | 1.9% | 14 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 7 | 1% | 23 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 10 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 6 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 6 |
| C5 | Employment creation (EB-5) outside targeted areas, spouse and child (C51-C53) | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.1% | 23 | 12 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| July 2024 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 17,122 | 960,883 |
| Change on previous month | +15% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -19% | +12% |
| Immigrant visas | 724 | 62,167 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2024 (6 Jul 2024): B1/B2 next available 6 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 22 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in July 2024?
17,122 nonimmigrant visas and 724 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2024. That was the 13th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did July 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
June 2024: 14,880 nonimmigrant visas (+15% to Jul 2024). July 2023: 21,053 (-19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 15,800 (92.3%), F1 234 (1.4%), K1 164 (1%), J1 139 (0.8%), L2 119 (0.7%).
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 July 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.