Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Santiago, and its share of everything issued in Chile.
Visas issued at Santiago, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
19,17919,179
About the same as the previous 12 months (+3%). But the last 3 months ran 21% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k
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Visas issued at Santiago each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2025: 2,380 visas
In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and July the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
15k
Jan – Dec 2023
19k
Jan – Dec 2024
20k
Jan – Dec 2025
2.5k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
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.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1,163 | 1,587 | Down 27% |
| January 2026 | 1,299 | 1,613 | Down 19% |
| December 2025 | 1,281 | 1,563 | Down 18% |
| November 2025 | 1,264 | 1,459 | Down 13% |
| October 2025 | 1,744 | 1,589 | Up 9.8% |
| September 2025 | 1,093 | 1,168 | Down 6.4% |
| August 2025 | 1,666 | 1,780 | Down 6.4% |
| July 2025 | 1,925 | 1,548 | Up 24% |
| June 2025 | 1,727 | 1,256 | Up 38% |
| May 2025 | 1,510 | 1,364 | Up 11% |
| April 2025 | 2,380 | 1,927 | Up 24% |
| March 2025 | 2,127 | 1,773 | Up 20% |
| February 2025 | 1,587 | 2,000 | Down 21% |
| January 2025 | 1,613 | 1,871 | Down 14% |
| December 2024 | 1,563 | 1,630 | Down 4.1% |
| November 2024 | 1,459 | 1,169 | Up 25% |
| October 2024 | 1,589 | 2,128 | Down 25% |
| September 2024 | 1,168 | 1,742 | Down 33% |
| August 2024 | 1,780 | 1,429 | Up 25% |
| July 2024 | 1,548 | 300 | Up 416% |
| June 2024 | 1,256 | 712 | Up 76% |
| May 2024 | 1,364 | 1,129 | Up 21% |
| April 2024 | 1,927 | 1,012 | Up 90% |
| March 2024 | 1,773 | 1,429 | Up 24% |
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 Chile
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