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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · December 2024
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 13,229 | 92.9% | 8,850 | 13,760 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 149 | 1% | 133 | 106 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 147 | 1% | 96 | 85 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 96 | 0.7% | 21 | 111 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 93 | 0.7% | 26 | 68 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 71 | 0.5% | 21 | 64 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 54 | 0.4% | 68 | 50 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 54 | 0.4% | 21 | 22 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 53 | 0.4% | 39 | 32 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 48 | 0.3% | 21 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 46 | 0.3% | 32 | 66 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 44 | 0.3% | 16 | 33 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 27 | 0.2% | 13 | 17 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 0.1% | 12 | 13 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 18 | 0.1% | 11 | 3 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 15 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 13 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 13 | 0.1% | 4 | 20 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 39 | 20.3% | 28 | 158 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 36 | 18.8% | 14 | 57 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 27 | 14.1% | 17 | 106 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 14 | 7.3% | 0 | 12 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 13 | 6.8% | 4 | 8 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 12 | 6.3% | 2 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 12 | 6.3% | 5 | 9 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 4.7% | 7 | 31 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 3.6% | 6 | 33 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 3.1% | 4 | 3 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 6 | 3.1% | 2 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 2.6% | 4 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 1.6% | 2 | 17 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 3 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 4 |
Context
| December 2024 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 14,235 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +51% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -2% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 192 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 30 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in December 2024?
14,235 nonimmigrant visas and 192 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 16th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
November 2024: 9,410 nonimmigrant visas (+51% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 14,517 (-2%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 13,229 (92.9%), J1 149 (1%), F1 147 (1%), L2 96 (0.7%), H1B 93 (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 December 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.