Visas issued at Santiago in November 2024
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In November 2024, the post issued 2,426 nonimmigrant visas and 40 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 811,088 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 2024 | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,426 | 3,049 | 3,029 |
| Immigrant | 40 | 70 | 35 |
Nonimmigrant classes, November 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,459 | 60.1% | 1,589 | 1,169 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 300 | 12.4% | 686 | 1,455 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 129 | 5.3% | 128 | 57 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 111 | 4.6% | 126 | 57 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 89 | 3.7% | 98 | 42 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 67 | 2.8% | 58 | 37 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 48 | 2% | 45 | 30 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 38 | 1.6% | 36 | 24 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 35 | 1.4% | 45 | 27 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 29 | 1.2% | 34 | 56 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 22 | 0.9% | 51 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 19 | 0.8% | 22 | 7 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 15 | 0.6% | 14 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.5% | 14 | 16 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.4% | 8 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0.4% | 10 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 10 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 1 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, November 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Nov 2024 | Share | Oct 2024 | Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 14 | 35% | 34 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 20% | 9 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 15% | 6 | 5 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 7.5% | 2 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 7.5% | 8 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 7.5% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 5% | 2 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.5% | 3 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of November 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 33 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of November 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -20%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, November 2024. Report an error.