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Santiago, Chile

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Chile read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 2,137 against 2,329 for the three before them, a change of -8.2%.

Immigrant volume held roughly level — the last three months averaged 68 against 70 for the three before them, a change of -2.4%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B21,163
H1B1158
C1/D127
H4122
F180
J151
L248
H1B42
21 other classes173

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
E234
E111
IR110
IR57
T55
CR13
F13
I52
5 other classes5

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20261,964
January 20262,284
December 20252,163
November 20252,168
October 20252,622
September 20252,196
August 20252,958
July 20253,345
June 20252,928
May 20252,150
April 20253,074
March 20253,090

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202680
January 202652
December 202573
November 202559
October 202596
September 202555
August 202549
July 202535
June 202540
May 202557
April 202566
March 202587

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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