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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · July 2025
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 9,967 | 90.8% | 8,031 | 15,800 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 177 | 1.6% | 45 | 66 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 140 | 1.3% | 156 | 119 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 138 | 1.3% | 101 | 234 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 84 | 0.8% | 32 | 139 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 83 | 0.8% | 85 | 68 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 57 | 0.5% | 35 | 117 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 38 | 0.3% | 35 | 88 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 36 | 0.3% | 12 | 25 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 33 | 0.3% | 51 | 164 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 30 | 0.3% | 26 | 29 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 28 | 0.3% | 51 | 36 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 28 | 0.3% | 21 | 36 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 27 | 0.2% | 8 | 19 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 22 | 0.2% | 10 | 22 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 17 | 0.2% | 10 | 20 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 15 | 0.1% | 12 | 12 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.1% | 8 | 37 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 6 | 0.1% | 20 | 16 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0% | 18 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 2 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 16 | 24 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 202 | 37.3% | 483 | 128 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 85 | 15.7% | 136 | 37 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 69 | 12.7% | 26 | 14 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 63 | 11.6% | 128 | 54 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 26 | 4.8% | 14 | 19 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 24 | 4.4% | 30 | 19 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 24 | 4.4% | 68 | 27 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 19 | 3.5% | 31 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 12 | 2.2% | 2 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 285 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 33 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 37 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| July 2025 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 10,973 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | +24% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -36% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 542 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Rio de Janeiro page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Rio de Janeiro issue in July 2025?
10,973 nonimmigrant visas and 542 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
June 2025: 8,815 nonimmigrant visas (+24% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 17,122 (-36%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,967 (90.8%), A2 177 (1.6%), L2 140 (1.3%), F1 138 (1.3%), J1 84 (0.8%).
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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.