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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · May 2025
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,026 | 91.9% | 11,399 | 13,435 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 193 | 1.8% | 115 | 177 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 153 | 1.4% | 120 | 187 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 82 | 0.8% | 45 | 61 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 70 | 0.6% | 45 | 90 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 70 | 0.6% | 39 | 47 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 50 | 0.5% | 22 | 13 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 48 | 0.4% | 35 | 112 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 32 | 0.3% | 43 | 55 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 31 | 0.3% | 37 | 77 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 0.2% | 15 | 34 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 19 | 0.2% | 21 | 24 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 0.2% | 16 | 34 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 16 | 0.1% | 19 | 30 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 14 | 0.1% | 8 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 12 | 0.1% | 13 | 32 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 11 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 6 | 0.1% | 8 | 7 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 9 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0% | 9 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 34 | 23 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 12 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 436 | 43.3% | 453 | 237 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 143 | 14.2% | 152 | 74 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 141 | 14% | 133 | 58 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 130 | 12.9% | 30 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 61 | 6.1% | 72 | 20 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 30 | 3% | 33 | 31 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 24 | 2.4% | 1 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 10 | 1% | 7 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 9 | 0.9% | 0 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 0.8% | 1 | 6 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 27 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 32 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| May 2025 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 10,908 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -25% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,006 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in May 2025?
10,908 nonimmigrant visas and 1,006 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 21th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
April 2025: 12,108 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to May 2025). May 2024: 14,496 (-25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,026 (91.9%), F1 193 (1.8%), J1 153 (1.4%), L2 82 (0.8%), A2 70 (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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.