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

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Brazil processed over eighty-thousand visas in March. Demand continues to grow, especially in Recife, which saw a twenty-four percent rise in visas processed over the same time last year. 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

490

2,372

1,083

378

Visas processed in February 2014

9,222

46,341

21,623

7,093

84,279

Visas processed year-to-date

29,417

133,922

71,019

24,395

258,753

% change from the same period in 2013

6%

12%

14%

24%

13%

*Current wait time for a visa appointment

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days