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Santiago · Chile · January 2025
Visas issued at Santiago in January 2025
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 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,613 | 60.5% | 1,563 | 1,871 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 204 | 7.7% | 246 | 219 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 171 | 6.4% | 189 | 192 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 81 | 3% | 82 | 104 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 78 | 2.9% | 61 | 58 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 78 | 2.9% | 130 | 259 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 72 | 2.7% | 132 | 71 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 62 | 2.3% | 60 | 187 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 58 | 2.2% | 145 | 62 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 49 | 1.8% | 64 | 61 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 35 | 1.3% | 37 | 39 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 25 | 0.9% | 25 | 21 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 19 | 0.7% | 14 | 24 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 17 | 0.6% | 5 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 14 | 0.5% | 3 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.4% | 24 | 50 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0.4% | 6 | 7 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 10 | 0.4% | 0 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 10 | 0.4% | 7 | 9 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 8 | 0.3% | 10 | 10 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 7 | 0.3% | 0 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 6 | 0.2% | 13 | 7 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 7 | 13 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 25 | 29.4% | 37 | 12 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 19 | 22.4% | 11 | 11 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 12.9% | 7 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 7.1% | 9 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 7.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 4.7% | 0 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 4.7% | 5 | 8 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.2% | 4 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Santiago | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,665 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 85 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 24 days; F, M, J 21 days; H, L, O, P, Q 16 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Santiago issue in January 2025?
2,665 nonimmigrant visas and 85 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 69th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Santiago?
December 2024: 2,840 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 3,331 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,613 (60.5%), H4 204 (7.7%), H1B1 171 (6.4%), L2 81 (3%), A2 78 (2.9%).
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 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.