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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Brazil

How many US visas nationals of Brazil are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Brazil issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

820,872820,872

Down 27%vs 1,127,915 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
68k
Busiest month
93k
Oct 2025
Latest month
45k
Feb 2026Down 42%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.13M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 821k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 28%

    773k

    94% of the total, last 12 months

    772,602 visas in the last 12 months, 1,071,155 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 13%

    9.8k

    1.2% of the total, last 12 months

    9,785 visas in the last 12 months, 11,300 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    About flat, 0.6%

    7.2k

    0.9% of the total, last 12 months

    7,163 visas in the last 12 months, 7,207 in the 12 months before

  • L-2

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    Down 8.7%

    6.2k

    0.8% of the total, last 12 months

    6,246 visas in the last 12 months, 6,842 in the 12 months before

  • L-1

    Intracompany transferees

    Down 8%

    4.5k

    0.5% of the total, last 12 months

    4,499 visas in the last 12 months, 4,891 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 35%

    3.1k

    0.4% of the total, last 12 months

    3,064 visas in the last 12 months, 4,723 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • A-20.3% of total

    Foreign government officials

    2.8kDown 13%
    2,806 visas in the last 12 months, 3,209 in the 12 months before
  • B-10.3% of total

    Business visitors

    2.8kDown 12%
    2,762 visas in the last 12 months, 3,127 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B0.2% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    1.6kDown 21%
    1,569 visas in the last 12 months, 1,983 in the 12 months before
  • J-20.1% of total

    Spouses and children of J-1 visitors

    1.1kDown 29%
    1,061 visas in the last 12 months, 1,501 in the 12 months before
  • H-40.1% of total

    Spouses and children of H workers

    984Down 21%
    984 visas in the last 12 months, 1,247 in the 12 months before
  • O-10.1% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    978Down 42%
    978 visas in the last 12 months, 1,689 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 94% of the visas issued to nationals of Brazil in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 28% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Brazil

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sao Paulo47% of the country
    382kDown 32%
    381,836 visas in the last 12 months, 560,796 in the 12 months before
  • Rio De Janeiro17% of the country
    140kDown 26%
    139,997 visas in the last 12 months, 189,296 in the 12 months before
  • Brasilia15% of the country
    118kDown 26%
    117,783 visas in the last 12 months, 160,017 in the 12 months before
  • Porto Alegre12% of the country
    101kDown 13%
    100,560 visas in the last 12 months, 115,583 in the 12 months before
  • Recife8.6% of the country
    69kDown 23%
    69,441 visas in the last 12 months, 90,730 in the 12 months before

Sao Paulo issues the most: 47% of the total. Sao Paulo issued 32% fewer.

Together they issued 809,617 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Brazil above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.9%
6.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: August 2023: 125,337 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, August was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    1.15M

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    882k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 23%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    104k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 37%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 882,289 visas (−23% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 37% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202645,43778,219Down 42%
January 202658,29886,933Down 33%
December 202561,50181,937Down 25%
November 202554,18271,840Down 25%
October 202593,393100,247Down 6.8%
September 202584,17898,383Down 14%
August 202591,059109,412Down 17%
July 202566,047104,198Down 37%
June 202555,81376,905Down 27%
May 202563,19791,968Down 31%
April 202576,294117,424Down 35%
March 202571,473110,449Down 35%
February 202578,21984,479Down 7.4%
January 202586,93397,944Down 11%
December 202481,93792,000Down 11%
November 202471,84080,477Down 11%
October 2024100,247109,405Down 8.4%
September 202498,38396,015About flat, 2.5%
August 2024109,412125,337Down 13%
July 2024104,198105,461About flat, 1.2%
June 202476,90595,393Down 19%
May 202491,968103,941Down 12%
April 2024117,42484,885Up 38%
March 2024110,449105,959Up 4.2%

Look up a visa type for Brazil

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.