Visas issued at Santiago in December 2024
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In December 2024, the post issued 2,840 nonimmigrant visas and 74 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 884,739 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 | Dec 2024 | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,840 | 2,426 | 3,307 |
| Immigrant | 74 | 40 | 69 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,563 | 55% | 1,459 | 1,630 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 246 | 8.7% | 129 | 165 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 189 | 6.7% | 111 | 153 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 145 | 5.1% | 300 | 209 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 132 | 4.6% | 38 | 73 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 130 | 4.6% | 67 | 421 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 82 | 2.9% | 48 | 97 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 64 | 2.3% | 35 | 59 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 61 | 2.1% | 29 | 101 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 60 | 2.1% | 89 | 104 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 37 | 1.3% | 22 | 56 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 25 | 0.9% | 9 | 39 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 24 | 0.8% | 11 | 69 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 14 | 0.5% | 19 | 13 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 13 | 0.5% | 0 | 18 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.4% | 2 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0.2% | 10 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 11 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
Immigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 37 | 50% | 14 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 14.9% | 8 | 17 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 12.2% | 3 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 9.5% | 6 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 5 | 6.8% | 2 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 5.4% | 3 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 31 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of December 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +17%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2024. Report an error.