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Chile · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Chile
Creator: Visa Status

2,410 green cards issued in 2024 →

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O1 visas issued to people from Chile · February 2026

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (8) — +12.5%.

O1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+12.5% vs January 2026 (8)+50.0% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 664

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Chile · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	17	8	-52.9%
February	6	9	+50.0%
March	6	–	–
April	8	–	–
May	9	–	–
June	2	–	–
July	17	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	3	–	–
October	8	–	–
November	3	–	–
December	3	–	–

When is it busy? Chile · O1

Busiest month: December (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.9%

8.3%

8.2%

6.9%

6.0%

4.8%

8.7%

11.3%

6.9%

7.6%

7.2%

13.4%

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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 · O1: all published months

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