Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Buenos Aires, and its share of everything issued in Argentina.
Visas issued at Buenos Aires, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
6,1716,171
Down 8.2% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6.7k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.2k
Visas issued at Buenos Aires each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: November 2022: 2,402 visas
In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and August the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
7.1k
Jan – Dec 2023
6.8k
Jan – Dec 2024
6.2k
Jan – Dec 2025
210
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 6,226 visas (−8.5% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 21% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 95 | 164 | Down 42% |
| January 2026 | 115 | 101 | Up 14% |
| December 2025 | 163 | 170 | Down 4.1% |
| November 2025 | 1,206 | 1,349 | Down 11% |
| October 2025 | 1,887 | 1,985 | Down 4.9% |
| September 2025 | 1,659 | 1,496 | Up 11% |
| August 2025 | 144 | 147 | About flat, 2% |
| July 2025 | 195 | 276 | Down 29% |
| June 2025 | 71 | 240 | Down 70% |
| May 2025 | 210 | 265 | Down 21% |
| April 2025 | 243 | 273 | Down 11% |
| March 2025 | 183 | 258 | Down 29% |
| February 2025 | 164 | 154 | Up 6.5% |
| January 2025 | 101 | 193 | Down 48% |
| December 2024 | 170 | 255 | Down 33% |
| November 2024 | 1,349 | 2,017 | Down 33% |
| October 2024 | 1,985 | 1,576 | Up 26% |
| September 2024 | 1,496 | 1,247 | Up 20% |
| August 2024 | 147 | 179 | Down 18% |
| July 2024 | 276 | 286 | Down 3.5% |
| June 2024 | 240 | 277 | Down 13% |
| May 2024 | 265 | 326 | Down 19% |
| April 2024 | 273 | 275 | About flat, 0.7% |
| March 2024 | 258 | 243 | Up 6.2% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Argentina
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