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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · June 2025
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,031 | 91.1% | 10,026 | 13,569 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 156 | 1.8% | 82 | 134 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 101 | 1.1% | 193 | 283 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 85 | 1% | 70 | 71 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 51 | 0.6% | 19 | 37 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 51 | 0.6% | 31 | 108 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 45 | 0.5% | 70 | 89 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 35 | 0.4% | 32 | 77 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 35 | 0.4% | 48 | 96 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 32 | 0.4% | 153 | 167 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 26 | 0.3% | 18 | 34 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 21 | 0.2% | 12 | 26 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 20 | 0.2% | 6 | 7 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 18 | 0.2% | 50 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 16 | 0.2% | 8 | 20 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 12 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 12 | 0.1% | 14 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.1% | 23 | 40 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.1% | 4 | 28 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.1% | 16 | 30 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 12 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 10 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 2 | 6 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 483 | 49.2% | 436 | 286 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 136 | 13.8% | 143 | 34 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 128 | 13% | 141 | 20 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 68 | 6.9% | 61 | 12 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 32 | 3.3% | 2 | 26 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 31 | 3.2% | 1 | 23 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 30 | 3.1% | 30 | 4 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 26 | 2.6% | 130 | 14 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 14 | 1.4% | 24 | 40 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 0.7% | 10 | 36 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 13 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.2% | 9 | 23 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 22 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| June 2025 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,815 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -19% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -41% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 982 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ 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 June 2025?
8,815 nonimmigrant visas and 982 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 22th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
May 2025: 10,908 nonimmigrant visas (-19% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 14,880 (-41%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,031 (91.1%), L2 156 (1.8%), F1 101 (1.1%), L1 85 (1%), H4 51 (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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.