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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Chile
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Chile, and how that changed.

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Visas issued to people from Chile · February 2026

1,756

That is 334 fewer than in January 2026 (2,090) — -16.0%.

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-16.0% vs January 2026 (2,090)+7.5% vs February 2025 (1,634)

All published months together: 144,632

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Chile · All visa categories · One total per month

Dec 20251,960
Jan 20262,090
Feb 20261,756

Dec 2025

1,96034% of selected

Jan 2026

2,09036% of selected

Feb 2026

1,75630% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 130 (6.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 204 (10.4%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,960	2,090	1,756
Total	1,960	2,090	1,756

Total visas issued

26,353

Latest 12 months · Chile

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2.5K 2.3K 1.8K 2.6K 2.9K 2.6K 1.9K 2.1K 1.9K 2K 2.1K 1.8K

Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	963	1,121	-14.1%−158
Temporary workers	454	581	-21.9%−127
Transit and crew	124	109	+13.8%+15
Students	103	132	-22.0%−29
Exchange visitors	60	59	+1.7%+1
Diplomats and international organizations	39	80	-51.2%−41
Other	10	6	+66.7%+4
Fiancé(e)s and their children	3	2	+50.0%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	956	1,110	-13.9%−154
H1B1	162	167	-3.0%−5
H4	123	162	-24.1%−39
C1/D	122	100	+22.0%+22
F1	80	121	-33.9%−41
J1	52	51	+2.0%+1
L2	48	71	-32.4%−23
H1B	42	68	-38.2%−26
L1	37	47	-21.3%−10
A2	32	59	-45.8%−27
F2	21	11	+90.9%+10
E2	11	38	-71.1%−27
I	10	6	+66.7%+4
O1	9	8	+12.5%+1
J2	8	8	+0.0%+0
O3	7	6	+16.7%+1
H2A	7	0	new+7
B1	5	10	-50.0%−5
P1	5	9	-44.4%−4
G4	4	11	-63.6%−7
K1	3	2	+50.0%+1
A1	2	7	-71.4%−5
C3	2	6	-66.7%−4
B2	2	1	+100.0%+1
H2B	2	0	new+2
M1	2	0	new+2
G2	1	2	-50.0%−1
O2	1	1	+0.0%+0
C1	0	3	-100.0%−3
R1	0	2	-100.0%−2
G1	0	1	-100.0%−1
P4	0	1	-100.0%−1
TD	0	1	-100.0%−1

Chile: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202526,233
20263,846

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,092	2,090	-0.1%
February	1,634	1,756	+7.5%
March	2,450	–	–
April	2,292	–	–
May	1,786	–	–
June	2,570	–	–
July	2,915	–	–
August	2,592	–	–
September	1,929	–	–
October	2,114	–	–
November	1,899	–	–
December	1,960	–	–

When is it busy? Chile

Busiest month: December (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%

6.8%

7.2%

5.8%

6.7%

7.9%

9.1%

10.7%

7.2%

8.0%

10.3%

11.6%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Chile: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	7,443
FY2018	12,773
FY2019	11,962
FY2020	7,609
FY2021	8,952
FY2022	14,217
FY2023	20,423
FY2024	24,638
FY2025	26,796
FY2026 partial	9,819

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Chile · All visa categories · One total per month

Dec 20251,960
Jan 20262,090
Feb 20261,756

Dec 2025

1,96034% of selected

Jan 2026

2,09036% of selected

Feb 2026

1,75630% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 130 (6.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 204 (10.4%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,960	2,090	1,756
Total	1,960	2,090	1,756

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Total visas issued

26,353

Latest 12 months · Chile

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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	963	1,121	-14.1%−158
Temporary workers	454	581	-21.9%−127
Transit and crew	124	109	+13.8%+15
Students	103	132	-22.0%−29
Exchange visitors	60	59	+1.7%+1
Diplomats and international organizations	39	80	-51.2%−41
Other	10	6	+66.7%+4
Fiancé(e)s and their children	3	2	+50.0%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	956	1,110	-13.9%−154
H1B1	162	167	-3.0%−5
H4	123	162	-24.1%−39
C1/D	122	100	+22.0%+22
F1	80	121	-33.9%−41
J1	52	51	+2.0%+1
L2	48	71	-32.4%−23
H1B	42	68	-38.2%−26
L1	37	47	-21.3%−10
A2	32	59	-45.8%−27
F2	21	11	+90.9%+10
E2	11	38	-71.1%−27
I	10	6	+66.7%+4
O1	9	8	+12.5%+1
J2	8	8	+0.0%+0
O3	7	6	+16.7%+1
H2A	7	0	new+7
B1	5	10	-50.0%−5
P1	5	9	-44.4%−4
G4	4	11	-63.6%−7
K1	3	2	+50.0%+1
A1	2	7	-71.4%−5
C3	2	6	-66.7%−4
B2	2	1	+100.0%+1
H2B	2	0	new+2
M1	2	0	new+2
G2	1	2	-50.0%−1
O2	1	1	+0.0%+0
C1	0	3	-100.0%−3
R1	0	2	-100.0%−2
G1	0	1	-100.0%−1
P4	0	1	-100.0%−1
TD	0	1	-100.0%−1

Chile: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202526,233
20263,846

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,092	2,090	-0.1%
February	1,634	1,756	+7.5%
March	2,450	–	–
April	2,292	–	–
May	1,786	–	–
June	2,570	–	–
July	2,915	–	–
August	2,592	–	–
September	1,929	–	–
October	2,114	–	–
November	1,899	–	–
December	1,960	–	–

When is it busy? Chile

Busiest month: December (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%

6.8%

7.2%

5.8%

6.7%

7.9%

9.1%

10.7%

7.2%

8.0%

10.3%

11.6%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Chile: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	7,443
FY2018	12,773
FY2019	11,962
FY2020	7,609
FY2021	8,952
FY2022	14,217
FY2023	20,423
FY2024	24,638
FY2025	26,796
FY2026 partial	9,819

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