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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Chile

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Chile

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

Visas issued to nationals of Chile, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

14,26114,261

Up 48%vs 9,645 in the 12 months before

Up 48% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.2k
Busiest month
1.6k
Apr 2025
Latest month
956
Feb 2026About flat, 2.7%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 9.6k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14k

05001k1.5k2k
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.

05k10k15k20k
Pre-COVID peak3.6k
3.6k
2.7k
2.5k
2.3k
1.6k
1.2k
866
4.5k
8.5k
Highest14k
5.3k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 3,588 visas; FY2016: 3,577 visas; FY2017: 2,733 visas; FY2018: 2,543 visas; FY2019: 2,275 visas; FY2020: 1,640 visas; FY2021: 1,162 visas; FY2022: 866 visas; FY2023: 4,508 visas; FY2024: 8,479 visas; FY2025: 13,624 visas; FY2026: 5,341 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 13,624 visas (+61% on FY2024). That's 280% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 14% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Chile
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026956931About flat, 2.7%
January 20261,1101,020Up 8.8%
December 20251,055980Up 7.7%
November 2025983902Up 9%
October 20251,237871Up 42%
September 2025803592Up 36%
August 20251,2741,002Up 27%
July 20251,435733Up 96%
June 20251,286542Up 137%
May 20251,070592Up 81%
April 20251,573782Up 101%
March 20251,479698Up 112%
February 2025931–
January 20251,020–
December 2024980–
November 2024902–
October 2024871–
September 2024592–
August 20241,002–
July 2024733–
June 2024542–
May 2024592–
April 2024782–
March 2024698–

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 Chile who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Chile.

B1/B2 visas issued in Chile

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

Visas issued in Chile, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

19,17919,179

About flat, 3%vs 18,627 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (+3%). But the last 3 months ran 21% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.6k
Busiest month
2.4k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.2k
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 19k

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Chile each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.6%
10%

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

Busiest: April 2025: 2,380 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and July the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    15k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    19k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 28%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 3.2%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 23%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 19,917 visas (+3.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 23% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Chile
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,1631,587Down 27%
January 20261,2991,613Down 19%
December 20251,2811,563Down 18%
November 20251,2641,459Down 13%
October 20251,7441,589Up 9.8%
September 20251,0931,168Down 6.4%
August 20251,6661,780Down 6.4%
July 20251,9251,548Up 24%
June 20251,7271,256Up 38%
May 20251,5101,364Up 11%
April 20252,3801,927Up 24%
March 20252,1271,773Up 20%
February 20251,5872,000Down 21%
January 20251,6131,871Down 14%
December 20241,5631,630Down 4.1%
November 20241,4591,169Up 25%
October 20241,5892,128Down 25%
September 20241,1681,742Down 33%
August 20241,7801,429Up 25%
July 20241,548300Up 416%
June 20241,256712Up 76%
May 20241,3641,129Up 21%
April 20241,9271,012Up 90%
March 20241,7731,429Up 24%

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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