The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 116 | 16 | 22nd | 0.96% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 109 | 15 | 26th | 0.84% | -4 |
| 1999 | 128 | 27 | 26th | 0.75% | 0 |
| 2000 | 178 | 44 | 24th | 0.83% | 2 |
| 2001 | 229 | 25 | 23rd | 0.92% | 1 |
| 2002 | 287 | 44 | 21st | 1.01% | 2 |
| 2003 | 302 | 73 | 16th | 1.19% | 5 |
| 2004 | 411 | 81 | 17th | 1.39% | -1 |
| 2005 | 424 | 63 | 18th | 1.25% | -1 |
| 2006 | 531 | 112 | 15th | 1.74% | 3 |
| 2007 | 678 | 125 | 13th | 2.04% | 2 |
| 2008 | 555 | 97 | 15th | 1.83% | -2 |
| 2009 | 552 | 103 | 15th | 1.99% | 0 |
| 2010 | 508 | 77 | 16th | 1.64% | -1 |
| 2011 | 497 | 84 | 14th | 2.02% | 2 |
| 2012 | 467 | 77 | 15th | 1.69% | -1 |
| 2013 | 417 | 51 | 15th | 1.58% | 0 |
| 2014 | 575 | 91 | 14th | 1.60% | 1 |
| 2015 | 544 | 58 | 14th | 1.76% | 0 |
| 2016 | 655 | 76 | 13th | 1.71% | 1 |
| 2017 | 860 | 112 | ninth | 2.47% | 4 |
| 2018 | 649 | 73 | ninth | 2.63% | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,065 | 149 | seventh | 2.97% | 2 |
| 2020 | 431 | 71 | eighth | 2.56% | -1 |
| 2021 | 367 | 54 | 14th | 1.91% | -6 |
| 2022 | 666 | 110 | sixth | 3.12% | 8 |
| 2023 | 657 | 111 | fifth | 3.31% | 1 |
| 2024 | 1,193 | 192 | seventh | 2.51% | -2 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
The State Department recorded 1,193 K-1 issuances for Brazil in FY2024. That put Brazil seventh, following fifth in FY2023, when its annual count was 657.
Brazil accumulated 3,314 K-1 issuances during FY2020 to FY2024, representing 2.65% worldwide. The annual count for Brazil was 431 at the start of that window and 666 in FY2022.
Highs, lows and annual changes
The earliest publishable row for Brazil records 116 in FY1997. The K-1 maximum for Brazil is 1,193 in FY2024, and its visible minimum is 109 in FY1998. The series for Brazil ends in FY2024 at 1,193.
FY2024 brought the biggest annual increase for Brazil, up 536 from FY2023, moving from 657 to 1,193 visas. The largest decline for Brazil occurred in FY2020, down 634 from 1,065 in FY2019 to 431.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
The visible rank range for Brazil runs from fifth in FY2023 to 26th in FY1998. At its stronger position, Brazil received 657 K-1 visas and held 3.31% worldwide. At its lower position, the figures were 109 and 0.84%. The latest annual rank is seventh.
The longer endpoint comparison for Brazil starts with 575 K-1 visas in FY2014 and ends at 1,193 in FY2024, a 107.48% change. The more recent FY2019 starting point has 1,065 visas and a 12.02% endpoint change. A year before the latest total, Brazil received 657 visas.
The world-share peak for Brazil occurs in FY2023, when 657 K-1 visas out of 19,825 worldwide give it 3.31%. The largest annual volume for Brazil is 1,193 in FY2024. Its latest 1,193 visas in FY2024 represent 2.51% of the worldwide 47,579.
Within the FY2020 to FY2024 period, Brazil received 3,314 K-1 visas. Its FY2024 contribution is 36.00% of that total. The opening FY2020 figure of 431 accounts for 13.01%, while later Brazil counts are 666 in FY2022 and 657 in FY2023.
For the recent period as a whole, Brazil represents 2.65% of worldwide K-1 issuances. The latest 2.51% share differs by -0.15 percentage points when the period figure is subtracted. The Brazil FY1997 row starts with 116 visas and 0.96% worldwide, compared with 3.31% in FY2023.
At the start of the visible record, Brazil has 116 K-1 and 16 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank 22nd with 0.96% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 109 K-1 and 15 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank 26th with 0.84% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 128 K-1 and 27 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank 26th with 0.75% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 178 K-1 and 44 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank 24th with 0.83% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
Brazil received 192 child-class K-2 visas in FY2024. The largest child-visa entry for Brazil is 192 in FY2024, with 1,193 K-1 visas in that row. That represents 16.1 K-2 visas per 100 K-1 visas for Brazil.
A neighboring nationality by recent K-1 volume is India. Over FY2020 to FY2024, it received 3,081 visas, alongside 3,314 for Brazil. Its latest 1,128 compares with 1,193 for Brazil.
The Las Vegas connection
Mailing addresses in Brazil appeared on 91 Las Vegas licenses issued in 2025. Visa nationality and license mailing country have no individual record link. See the source definitions.