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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · September 2025
Visas issued at Rio de Janeiro in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 12,085 | 95.6% | 16,123 | 16,262 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 107 | 0.8% | 147 | 151 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 71 | 0.6% | 180 | 80 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 67 | 0.5% | 96 | 35 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 59 | 0.5% | 92 | 40 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 47 | 0.4% | 52 | 73 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 33 | 0.3% | 71 | 64 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 20 | 0.2% | 120 | 28 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 20 | 0.2% | 40 | 51 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.2% | 31 | 24 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0.1% | 12 | 29 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 13 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 13 | 0.1% | 12 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.1% | 22 | 20 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.1% | 4 | 5 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 3 | 15 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 17 | 11 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0% | 29 | 8 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 9 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 10 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 18 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 85 | 27.5% | 75 | 42 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 66 | 21.4% | 85 | 23 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 38 | 12.3% | 24 | 18 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 30 | 9.7% | 3 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 22 | 7.1% | 10 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 19 | 6.1% | 22 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 15 | 4.9% | 1 | 14 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 3.9% | 162 | 41 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 1.9% | 2 | 6 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 1% | 0 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 1% | 4 | 13 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 0.6% | 8 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.6% | 10 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.3% | 45 | 14 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Rio de Janeiro | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 12,646 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -26% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -25% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 309 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J 1 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 September 2025?
12,646 nonimmigrant visas and 309 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 19th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Rio de Janeiro?
August 2025: 17,122 nonimmigrant visas (-26% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 16,946 (-25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 12,085 (95.6%), J1 107 (0.8%), A2 71 (0.6%), L2 67 (0.5%), L1 59 (0.5%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.