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Sao Paulo · Brazil · September 2024
Visas issued at Sao Paulo in September 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) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 48,984 | 96.6% | 54,836 | 43,895 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 483 | 1% | 389 | 565 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 230 | 0.5% | 395 | 256 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 193 | 0.4% | 305 | 217 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 166 | 0.3% | 186 | 207 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 91 | 0.2% | 102 | 55 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 89 | 0.2% | 306 | 120 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 75 | 0.1% | 66 | 123 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 59 | 0.1% | 58 | 61 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 41 | 0.1% | 72 | 21 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 41 | 0.1% | 74 | 57 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 36 | 0.1% | 65 | 68 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 31 | 0.1% | 20 | 63 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 27 | 0.1% | 37 | 27 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 21 | 0% | 14 | 52 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 17 | 0% | 16 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 16 | 0% | 16 | 15 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 15 | 0% | 14 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 13 | 0% | 2 | 104 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0% | 21 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0% | 42 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 7 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 37 | 22 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0% | 1 | 9 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0% | 14 | 5 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 7 | 11 |
Context
| September 2024 | Sao Paulo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 50,684 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | -11% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +10% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 23 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sao Paulo issue in September 2024?
50,684 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 3rd largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sao Paulo?
August 2024: 57,116 nonimmigrant visas (-11% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 46,004 (+10%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 48,984 (96.6%), J1 483 (1%), L2 230 (0.5%), L1 193 (0.4%), C1/D 166 (0.3%).
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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.