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Santiago · Chile · January 2024
Visas issued at Santiago 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 | 1,871 | 56.2% | 1,630 | 1,417 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 259 | 7.8% | 421 | 95 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 219 | 6.6% | 165 | 103 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 192 | 5.8% | 153 | 113 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 187 | 5.6% | 104 | 47 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 104 | 3.1% | 97 | 34 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 71 | 2.1% | 73 | 36 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 62 | 1.9% | 209 | 37 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 61 | 1.8% | 59 | 22 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 58 | 1.7% | 101 | 51 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 50 | 1.5% | 69 | 20 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 39 | 1.2% | 56 | 8 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 24 | 0.7% | 13 | 11 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 21 | 0.6% | 39 | 10 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 14 | 0.4% | 18 | 13 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 13 | 0.4% | 9 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 11 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 0.3% | 12 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 10 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 0.2% | 18 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 11 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 25.5% | 6 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 23.4% | 17 | 16 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 8 | 17% | 9 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 17% | 5 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 8.5% | 1 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 4.3% | 5 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2.1% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Santiago | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,331 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +59% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 47 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 14 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Santiago issue in January 2024?
3,331 nonimmigrant visas and 47 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 62th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Santiago?
December 2023: 3,307 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 2,090 (+59%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,871 (56.2%), F1 259 (7.8%), H4 219 (6.6%), H1B1 192 (5.8%), C1/D 187 (5.6%).
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.