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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · February 2025
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in February 2025
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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 12,207 | 95% | 16,612 | 12,166 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 99 | 0.8% | 87 | 102 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 57 | 0.4% | 81 | 42 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 54 | 0.4% | 72 | 42 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 52 | 0.4% | 39 | 26 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 50 | 0.4% | 20 | 14 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 49 | 0.4% | 44 | 113 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 45 | 0.4% | 49 | 71 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 35 | 0.3% | 39 | 124 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 32 | 0.2% | 37 | 26 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 26 | 0.2% | 44 | 33 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 23 | 0.2% | 0 | 14 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 0.1% | 35 | 19 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.1% | 28 | 12 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 12 | 0.1% | 5 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 0.1% | 21 | 10 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 0.1% | 4 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 10 | 0.1% | 4 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.1% | 16 | 17 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.1% | 15 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0% | 4 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 10 | 7 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 7 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 94 | 34.1% | 59 | 55 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 68 | 24.6% | 29 | 84 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 67 | 24.3% | 126 | 21 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 4% | 24 | 44 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 3.3% | 5 | 30 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 2.9% | 11 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 2.2% | 0 | 5 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 9 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 8 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 2 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 12,854 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -26% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | 0% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 276 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 28 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in February 2025?
12,854 nonimmigrant visas and 276 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 19th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
January 2025: 17,308 nonimmigrant visas (-26% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 12,910 (0%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 12,207 (95%), J1 99 (0.8%), L2 57 (0.4%), L1 54 (0.4%), B1 52 (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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.