Visas issued at Santiago in March 2024
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In March 2024, the post issued 2,690 nonimmigrant visas and 51 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 962,731 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 | Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,690 | 2,826 | 2,679 |
| Immigrant | 51 | 85 | 48 |
Nonimmigrant classes, March 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,773 | 65.9% | 2,000 | 1,429 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 186 | 6.9% | 119 | 227 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 174 | 6.5% | 133 | 189 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 92 | 3.4% | 63 | 94 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 86 | 3.2% | 73 | 113 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 74 | 2.8% | 128 | 93 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 43 | 1.6% | 38 | 65 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 43 | 1.6% | 40 | 75 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 38 | 1.4% | 35 | 50 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 35 | 1.3% | 22 | 36 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 30 | 1.1% | 29 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 23 | 0.9% | 12 | 63 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.5% | 17 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.3% | 6 | 10 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 7 | 0.3% | 8 | 5 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 7 | 0.3% | 22 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 12 | 18 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 12 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 14 | 8 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 111 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 9 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 18 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 12 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 8 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, March 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 20 | 39.2% | 16 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 21.6% | 9 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 8 | 15.7% | 6 | 11 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 15.7% | 24 | 10 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 3.9% | 7 | 5 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of March 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 3 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of March 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -5%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, March 2024. Report an error.