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Sao Paulo · Brazil · August 2025
Visas issued at Sao Paulo in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 35,786 | 93.9% | 26,471 | 54,836 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 646 | 1.7% | 473 | 389 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 536 | 1.4% | 565 | 306 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 254 | 0.7% | 576 | 395 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 202 | 0.5% | 310 | 305 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 153 | 0.4% | 171 | 186 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 101 | 0.3% | 92 | 102 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 89 | 0.2% | 52 | 74 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 73 | 0.2% | 110 | 72 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 46 | 0.1% | 26 | 66 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 44 | 0.1% | 28 | 37 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 37 | 0.1% | 34 | 58 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 20 | 0.1% | 22 | 37 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 19 | 0% | 23 | 14 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 18 | 0% | 48 | 65 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0% | 48 | 42 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 17 | 0% | 19 | 16 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 17 | 0% | 3 | 14 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 13 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| H3 | Trainee | 10 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0% | 13 | 7 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 6 | 0% | 9 | 16 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0% | 8 | 21 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 14 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 37 | 20 |
Context
| August 2025 | Sao Paulo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 38,128 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | +31% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -33% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 3 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Sao Paulo issue in August 2025?
38,128 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 4th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Sao Paulo?
July 2025: 29,160 nonimmigrant visas (+31% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 57,116 (-33%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 35,786 (93.9%), J1 646 (1.7%), F1 536 (1.4%), L2 254 (0.7%), L1 202 (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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.