Visas issued at Santiago in May 2025
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In May 2025, the post issued 2,150 nonimmigrant visas and 57 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 897,937 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 | May 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,150 | 3,074 | 2,502 |
| Immigrant | 57 | 66 | 76 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,510 | 70.2% | 2,380 | 1,364 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 111 | 5.2% | 131 | 155 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 74 | 3.4% | 71 | 71 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 72 | 3.3% | 101 | 119 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 71 | 3.3% | 60 | 89 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 70 | 3.3% | 51 | 175 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 46 | 2.1% | 53 | 55 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 33 | 1.5% | 62 | 250 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 33 | 1.5% | 41 | 39 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 18 | 0.8% | 11 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 0.7% | 22 | 27 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 0.6% | 3 | 18 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 11 | 0.5% | 7 | 22 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.5% | 8 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0.5% | 0 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.4% | 11 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.3% | 14 | 12 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 10 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 2 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 10 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 20 | 35.1% | 31 | 30 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 13 | 22.8% | 9 | 13 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 15.8% | 10 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 5 | 8.8% | 5 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 5.3% | 4 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 5.3% | 1 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 5.3% | 0 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 1.8% | 3 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 2 months. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of May 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -30%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2025. Report an error.