Visas issued at Santiago in September 2024
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In September 2024, the post issued 2,414 nonimmigrant visas and 59 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 925,157 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 | Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,414 | 3,386 | 2,775 |
| Immigrant | 59 | 50 | 23 |
Nonimmigrant classes, September 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,168 | 48.4% | 1,780 | 1,742 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 514 | 21.3% | 541 | 253 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 151 | 6.3% | 204 | 135 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 127 | 5.3% | 178 | 121 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 66 | 2.7% | 128 | 50 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 47 | 1.9% | 52 | 40 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 45 | 1.9% | 65 | 86 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 39 | 1.6% | 30 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 36 | 1.5% | 26 | 31 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 35 | 1.4% | 43 | 27 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 30 | 1.2% | 165 | 109 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 27 | 1.1% | 2 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 23 | 1% | 13 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 17 | 0.7% | 35 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 12 | 0.5% | 0 | 11 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.4% | 7 | 10 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 8 | 0.3% | 5 | 16 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.3% | 15 | 61 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.3% | 29 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.2% | 14 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 12 | 10 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of 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% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 6 | 7 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, September 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 15 | 25.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 12 | 20.3% | 12 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 7 | 11.9% | 6 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 11.9% | 9 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 6 | 10.2% | 4 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 6.8% | 0 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 6.8% | 3 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.7% | 3 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 1.7% | 4 | 9 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of September 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 49 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of September 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -29%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, September 2024. Report an error.