Santiago · Chile · June 2025
Visas issued at Santiago in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,727 | 59% | 1,510 | 1,256 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 220 | 7.5% | 72 | 191 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 203 | 6.9% | 70 | 233 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 170 | 5.8% | 111 | 168 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 103 | 3.5% | 71 | 108 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 102 | 3.5% | 46 | 98 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 68 | 2.3% | 33 | 91 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 66 | 2.3% | 74 | 74 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 50 | 1.7% | 33 | 43 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 39 | 1.3% | 16 | 33 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 35 | 1.2% | 18 | 43 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 31 | 1.1% | 12 | 37 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 26 | 0.9% | 2 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 17 | 0.6% | 6 | 22 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.4% | 0 | 7 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.4% | 11 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 11 | 0.4% | 10 | 11 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0.2% | 11 | 26 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 9 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 7 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 27.5% | 9 | 14 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 8 | 20% | 3 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 17.5% | 13 | 17 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 7.5% | 20 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 7.5% | 5 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 5% | 1 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 5% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2.5% | 3 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2.5% | 3 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 5 |
Context
| June 2025 | Santiago | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,928 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | +36% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +17% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 40 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Santiago issue in June 2025?
2,928 nonimmigrant visas and 40 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 58th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Santiago?
May 2025: 2,150 nonimmigrant visas (+36% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 2,501 (+17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,727 (59%), H4 220 (7.5%), F1 203 (6.9%), H1B1 170 (5.8%), J1 103 (3.5%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.