The United States Diplomatic Mission to Brazil Announces Visa Statistics for February 2014

In February, the United States Diplomatic Mission saw a rise in Brazilian visa demand of at least 20% over the same time last year. In Recife alone, visa demand has risen over 40%. The U.S. Mission releases consular workload statistics to the Brazilian public.

Consular Workload

Brasília

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Recife

Total

Average applicants per day in February 2014

540

2,269

1,100

382

Visas processed in February 2014

10,735

44,266

25,215

8,727

88,943

Visas processed year-to-date

20,195

87,581

49,396

17,302

174,474

% change from the same period in 2013

20%

25%

26%

41%

26%

*Current wait time for a visa appointment

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days