Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Montevideo, and its share of everything issued in Uruguay.
Visas issued at Montevideo, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
24,02624,026
Down 18% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 14% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 29k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 24k
Visas issued at Montevideo each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2024: 3,607 visas
In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
29k
Jan – Dec 2023
31k
Jan – Dec 2024
23k
Jan – Dec 2025
3.7k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 23,457 visas (−24% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 18% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1,930 | 1,688 | Up 14% |
| January 2026 | 1,774 | 1,447 | Up 23% |
| December 2025 | 2,245 | 2,094 | Up 7.2% |
| November 2025 | 2,001 | 2,115 | Down 5.4% |
| October 2025 | 2,452 | 2,476 | About flat, 1% |
| September 2025 | 2,247 | 1,549 | Up 45% |
| August 2025 | 2,289 | 2,757 | Down 17% |
| July 2025 | 1,796 | 2,745 | Down 35% |
| June 2025 | 1,610 | 2,842 | Down 43% |
| May 2025 | 2,046 | 3,041 | Down 33% |
| April 2025 | 1,958 | 3,607 | Down 46% |
| March 2025 | 1,678 | 2,882 | Down 42% |
| February 2025 | 1,688 | 2,340 | Down 28% |
| January 2025 | 1,447 | 2,422 | Down 40% |
| December 2024 | 2,094 | 2,251 | Down 7% |
| November 2024 | 2,115 | 2,039 | Up 3.7% |
| October 2024 | 2,476 | 2,661 | Down 7% |
| September 2024 | 1,549 | 2,824 | Down 45% |
| August 2024 | 2,757 | 2,988 | Down 7.7% |
| July 2024 | 2,745 | 2,026 | Up 35% |
| June 2024 | 2,842 | 2,319 | Up 23% |
| May 2024 | 3,041 | 2,748 | Up 11% |
| April 2024 | 3,607 | 2,446 | Up 47% |
| March 2024 | 2,882 | 2,973 | Down 3.1% |
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 Uruguay
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