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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · March 2025
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 9,976 | 94% | 12,207 | 17,042 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 95 | 0.9% | 99 | 170 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 78 | 0.7% | 57 | 50 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 59 | 0.6% | 45 | 53 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 59 | 0.6% | 52 | 47 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 54 | 0.5% | 26 | 50 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 51 | 0.5% | 54 | 50 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 46 | 0.4% | 49 | 170 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 36 | 0.3% | 35 | 126 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 19 | 0.2% | 7 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 0.2% | 18 | 18 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 12 | 0.1% | 11 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.1% | 13 | 17 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 11 | 0.1% | 12 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 10 | 0.1% | 32 | 31 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.1% | 10 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 7 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 8 | 0.1% | 12 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 18 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 23 | 33 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0% | 2 | 9 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0% | 50 | 15 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 11 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 275 | 43.7% | 67 | 302 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 129 | 20.5% | 94 | 41 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 119 | 18.9% | 68 | 81 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 56 | 8.9% | 11 | 30 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 13 | 2.1% | 9 | 26 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 11 | 1.7% | 3 | 19 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 1% | 1 | 6 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 8 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 9 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 14 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| March 2025 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 10,611 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -17% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -41% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 629 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 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 March 2025?
10,611 nonimmigrant visas and 629 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 24th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
February 2025: 12,854 nonimmigrant visas (-17% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 17,999 (-41%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,976 (94%), J1 95 (0.9%), L2 78 (0.7%), A2 59 (0.6%), B1 59 (0.6%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.