Rio de Janeiro: H2B visas issued
Nonimmigrant visa: Temporary worker performing other services
From Mar 2025 to Feb 2026, Rio de Janeiro issued 24 H2B visas, about 2 a month, down 55% from the 12 months before.
This counts visas issued, which shows how busy the post is, not how long you will wait. The State Department data here ends in February 2026, so it cannot show what has changed since then, such as pauses that started or ended later.
Visas issued per month
The monthly counts are stored in JSON lines files on GitHub.