Official US State Department data
How many H-4 visas are issued at Santiago, and its share of everything issued in Chile.
Visas issued at Santiago, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,5841,584
Down 19% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.9k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k
Visas issued at Santiago each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2024: 246 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.6k
Jan – Dec 2023
2k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.6k
Jan – Dec 2025
284
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,608 visas (−19% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 7.8% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 122 | 104 | Up 17% |
| January 2026 | 162 | 204 | Down 21% |
| December 2025 | 133 | 246 | Down 46% |
| November 2025 | 91 | 129 | Down 29% |
| October 2025 | 82 | 128 | Down 36% |
| September 2025 | 108 | 127 | Down 15% |
| August 2025 | 148 | 178 | Down 17% |
| July 2025 | 183 | 190 | Down 3.7% |
| June 2025 | 220 | 191 | Up 15% |
| May 2025 | 72 | 119 | Down 39% |
| April 2025 | 101 | 148 | Down 32% |
| March 2025 | 162 | 186 | Down 13% |
| February 2025 | 104 | 119 | Down 13% |
| January 2025 | 204 | 219 | Down 6.8% |
| December 2024 | 246 | 165 | Up 49% |
| November 2024 | 129 | 57 | Up 126% |
| October 2024 | 128 | 106 | Up 21% |
| September 2024 | 127 | 121 | Up 5% |
| August 2024 | 178 | 186 | Down 4.3% |
| July 2024 | 190 | 114 | Up 67% |
| June 2024 | 191 | 88 | Up 117% |
| May 2024 | 119 | 189 | Down 37% |
| April 2024 | 148 | 97 | Up 53% |
| March 2024 | 186 | 227 | Down 18% |
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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