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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Brazil

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Brazil are issued, and what each US consulate in Brazil issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Brazil

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Brazil, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

772,602772,602

Down 28%vs 1,071,155 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
64k
Busiest month
90k
Oct 2025
Latest month
43k
Feb 2026Down 43%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.07M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 773k

025k50k75k100k125k
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

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0500k1M1.5M2M
Pre-COVID peak870k
450k
521k
579k
559k
214k
3.7k
633k
1.01M
Highest1.11M
876k
296k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 870,008 visas; FY2016: 450,166 visas; FY2017: 520,589 visas; FY2018: 579,053 visas; FY2019: 559,019 visas; FY2020: 214,428 visas; FY2021: 3,729 visas; FY2022: 633,019 visas; FY2023: 1,009,231 visas; FY2024: 1,114,612 visas; FY2025: 875,517 visas; FY2026: 295,617 visas so far.

FY2025 had 875,517 visas (−21% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 26% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202642,97174,819Down 43%
January 202655,22883,295Down 34%
December 202556,56476,590Down 26%
November 202551,02668,076Down 25%
October 202589,82895,752Down 6.2%
September 202580,54194,572Down 15%
August 202586,059104,688Down 18%
July 202560,04597,401Down 38%
June 202551,50470,456Down 27%
May 202558,57386,683Down 32%
April 202572,326112,809Down 36%
March 202567,937106,014Down 36%
February 202574,819–
January 202583,295–
December 202476,590–
November 202468,076–
October 202495,752–
September 202494,572–
August 2024104,688–
July 202497,401–
June 202470,456–
May 202486,683–
April 2024112,809–
March 2024106,014–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Brazil who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Brazil.

B1/B2 visas issued in Brazil

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Brazil issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

762,670762,670

Down 28%vs 1,061,181 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
64k
Busiest month
89k
Oct 2025
Latest month
42k
Feb 2026Down 43%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.06M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 763k

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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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sao Paulo47% of total
    359kDown 33%
    359,016 visas in the last 12 months, 532,811 in the 12 months before
  • Rio De Janeiro17% of total
    131kDown 26%
    131,154 visas in the last 12 months, 178,007 in the 12 months before
  • Brasilia14% of total
    109kDown 28%
    108,749 visas in the last 12 months, 150,548 in the 12 months before
  • Porto Alegre13% of total
    97kDown 14%
    96,619 visas in the last 12 months, 112,121 in the 12 months before
  • Recife8.8% of total
    67kDown 23%
    67,132 visas in the last 12 months, 87,694 in the 12 months before

Sao Paulo issues the most: 47% of the total. Sao Paulo issued 33% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Brazil each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.4%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: August 2023: 119,022 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.08M

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.08M

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    822k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 24%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    96k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 38%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 822,409 visas (−24% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202642,05573,837Down 43%
January 202654,41382,370Down 34%
December 202555,99976,198Down 27%
November 202550,31767,312Down 25%
October 202588,84694,903Down 6.4%
September 202579,41193,927Down 15%
August 202585,233103,923Down 18%
July 202559,15396,320Down 39%
June 202550,75869,767Down 27%
May 202557,72985,760Down 33%
April 202571,647111,762Down 36%
March 202567,109105,102Down 36%
February 202573,83779,669Down 7.3%
January 202582,37092,624Down 11%
December 202476,19885,709Down 11%
November 202467,31274,658Down 9.8%
October 202494,903103,119Down 8%
September 202493,92789,972Up 4.4%
August 2024103,923119,022Down 13%
July 202496,32098,076About flat, 1.8%
June 202469,76787,569Down 20%
May 202485,76096,896Down 11%
April 2024111,76279,370Up 41%
March 2024105,10299,534Up 5.6%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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