Visas issued at Santiago in September 2025
U.S. Embassy, Chile. The page of the post has the wait times of Santiago.
In September 2025, the post issued 2,196 nonimmigrant visas and 55 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 823,557 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 | Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,196 | 2,958 | 2,414 |
| Immigrant | 55 | 49 | 59 |
Nonimmigrant classes, September 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,093 | 49.8% | 1,666 | 1,168 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 443 | 20.2% | 257 | 514 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 128 | 5.8% | 154 | 151 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 108 | 4.9% | 148 | 127 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 100 | 4.6% | 43 | 45 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 84 | 3.8% | 114 | 66 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 38 | 1.7% | 55 | 47 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 29 | 1.3% | 213 | 30 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 1.1% | 26 | 36 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 21 | 1% | 27 | 17 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 21 | 1% | 45 | 35 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 18 | 0.8% | 13 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 16 | 0.7% | 12 | 23 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 15 | 0.7% | 12 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 15 | 0.7% | 28 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.5% | 34 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0.3% | 15 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 27 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 15 | 10 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.2% | 19 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 13 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, September 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 20% | 12 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 16.4% | 6 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 12.7% | 4 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 10.9% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 7.3% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 7.3% | 2 | 7 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 5.5% | 0 | 4 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 5.5% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 3.6% | 6 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 3.6% | 7 | 15 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 3.6% | 2 | 6 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 1.8% | 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 | 1.8% | 5 | 12 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of September 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 3 months. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Santiago lists every month. The page of September 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -26%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, September 2025. Report an error.