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Sao Paulo · Brazil · January 2024
Visas issued at Sao Paulo in January 2024
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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 42,359 | 95.5% | 40,570 | 26,231 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 368 | 0.8% | 760 | 298 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 329 | 0.7% | 476 | 731 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 284 | 0.6% | 521 | 236 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 211 | 0.5% | 432 | 222 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 143 | 0.3% | 204 | 164 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 98 | 0.2% | 71 | 63 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 93 | 0.2% | 118 | 82 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 79 | 0.2% | 126 | 74 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 78 | 0.2% | 220 | 55 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 48 | 0.1% | 87 | 53 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 47 | 0.1% | 96 | 31 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 40 | 0.1% | 55 | 31 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 22 | 0% | 17 | 35 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0% | 37 | 29 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 15 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 15 | 0% | 17 | 10 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 15 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 13 | 0% | 1 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 13 | 0% | 15 | 21 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0% | 14 | 25 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 9 | 0% | 12 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 15 | 16 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 22 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 6 | 6 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Sao Paulo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 44,336 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +56% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 6 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sao Paulo issue in January 2024?
44,336 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 3rd largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sao Paulo?
December 2023: 43,891 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 28,454 (+56%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 42,359 (95.5%), L2 368 (0.8%), J1 329 (0.7%), L1 284 (0.6%), F1 211 (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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.