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

In the first half of 2014, the United States Diplomatic Mission to Brazil processed nearly half a million visas. Recife continues to show the most growth with a nineteen percent rise in demand over the same period in 2013.  Each month, 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 May 2014

504

2,088

1,044

362

Visas processed in May 2014

 10,753

 47,478

 24,322

 8,223

 90,776

Visas processed year-to-date

 51,688

 229,491

 116,939

 39,952

 438,070

% change from the same period in 2013

 2%

 4%

 7%

 19%

 6%

*Current wait time for a visa appointment

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days