Rio de Janeiro: F4 visas issued

Immigrant visa: Brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, and their spouse and children

Interview scheduling at Rio de Janeiro

NVC is scheduling most F4 interviews for cases that became documentarily complete in:

Family preference: F1, F2A, F2B, F3 and F4

September 2025

same as on Sep 23

Compare with the month NVC emailed you that your case was documentarily complete.

What this month means

It is not a wait time: it is the month NVC is scheduling most interviews for now, and it can move backwards. “Current” means NVC is already scheduling cases from the update’s month; it can also mean the post schedules none, so check the embassy’s own website (usembassy.gov). Documentarily complete: NVC has accepted all your documents.

Family preference and employment cases also need a current priority date in the Visa Bulletin.

Source: State Department IV Scheduling Status Tool, updated Oct 7, 2026.

Visas issued, Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

down 66% from the year before

Per month

4.5

For now, from our reading of the numbers: Rio de Janeiro issued none in January and February 2026, against about 5 a month from March to December 2025.

Visas issued show how busy the post is, not how long you will wait.