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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · October 2024
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in October 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) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 15,840 | 94.1% | 16,262 | 15,701 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 281 | 1.7% | 151 | 253 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 93 | 0.6% | 64 | 49 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 77 | 0.5% | 80 | 88 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 73 | 0.4% | 73 | 51 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 69 | 0.4% | 51 | 71 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 67 | 0.4% | 35 | 49 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 55 | 0.3% | 40 | 43 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 44 | 0.3% | 28 | 113 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 37 | 0.2% | 20 | 16 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 34 | 0.2% | 24 | 16 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 23 | 0.1% | 29 | 24 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 17 | 0.1% | 5 | 18 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 14 | 0.1% | 9 | 12 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.1% | 3 | 14 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 12 | 0.1% | 15 | 8 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 11 | 0.1% | 5 | 8 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 10 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.1% | 2 | 9 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 7 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0% | 6 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% | 8 | 21 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0% | 7 | 5 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 5 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 11 | 28 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 415 | 58.2% | 41 | 197 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 73 | 10.2% | 23 | 74 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 54 | 7.6% | 42 | 64 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 26 | 3.6% | 0 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 22 | 3.1% | 8 | 21 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 20 | 2.8% | 13 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 19 | 2.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 13 | 1.8% | 18 | 36 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 11 | 1.5% | 15 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 10 | 1.4% | 14 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 10 | 1.4% | 14 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 5 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 1 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 5 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,837 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +1% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 713 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 77 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in October 2024?
16,837 nonimmigrant visas and 713 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 16th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
September 2024: 16,946 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 16,636 (+1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 15,840 (94.1%), J1 281 (1.7%), B1 93 (0.6%), A2 77 (0.5%), C1/D 73 (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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.