Visas issued at Santiago in November 2023
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In November 2023, the post issued 3,029 nonimmigrant visas and 35 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 815,973 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 3,029 | 3,405 | 2,609 |
| Immigrant | 35 | 32 | 52 |
Nonimmigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,455 | 48% | 647 | 1,212 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,169 | 38.6% | 2,128 | 688 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 57 | 1.9% | 87 | 114 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 57 | 1.9% | 106 | 138 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 56 | 1.8% | 71 | 35 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 42 | 1.4% | 82 | 58 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 37 | 1.2% | 67 | 126 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 30 | 1% | 31 | 37 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 27 | 0.9% | 19 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 24 | 0.8% | 19 | 35 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 16 | 0.5% | 15 | 36 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 13 | 0.4% | 10 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | 17 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 7 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 17 | 20 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 8 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0.1% | 13 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 20 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 16 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
Immigrant classes, November 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2023 | Share | Oct 2023 | Nov 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 9 | 25.7% | 2 | 4 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 20% | 11 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 14.3% | 3 | 4 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 14.3% | 10 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 11.4% | 2 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 5.7% | 1 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 5.7% | 0 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 14 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of November 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 30 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of November 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -11%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, November 2023. Report an error.