Visas issued at Santiago in February 2025
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In February 2025, the post issued 2,270 nonimmigrant visas and 88 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 914,989 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 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,270 | 2,665 | 2,826 |
| Immigrant | 88 | 85 | 85 |
Nonimmigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,587 | 69.9% | 1,613 | 2,000 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 148 | 6.5% | 171 | 133 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 104 | 4.6% | 204 | 119 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 79 | 3.5% | 62 | 128 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 44 | 1.9% | 58 | 63 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 43 | 1.9% | 81 | 40 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 42 | 1.9% | 78 | 73 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 34 | 1.5% | 72 | 22 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 31 | 1.4% | 49 | 35 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 23 | 1% | 35 | 17 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 18 | 0.8% | 10 | 14 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 17 | 0.7% | 78 | 38 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 16 | 0.7% | 25 | 12 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 11 | 0.5% | 19 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.4% | 5 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0.4% | 6 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.4% | 17 | 22 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.3% | 2 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.2% | 11 | 12 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 14 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.2% | 10 | 9 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 4 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 29 | 33% | 25 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 28.4% | 19 | 24 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 18.2% | 11 | 16 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 6.8% | 4 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 3.4% | 4 | 9 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.3% | 6 | 7 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of February 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 28 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of February 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -15%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, February 2025. Report an error.