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US visa statistics

How many US visas are issued, who they go to, what they are for and how often applications are approved, from the State Department's own reports.

Data through February 2026

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Visas issued worldwide, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

9,656,3239,656,323

Down 15%vs 11,306,307 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 26% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
805k
Busiest month
1.01M
Mar 2025
Latest month
678k
Feb 2026Down 26%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 11.3M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9.66M

0250k500k750k1M1.25M
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Who the visas go to

Visas issued to each country's nationals, wherever they applied.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • 🇲🇽
    Mexico23% of all
    2.2MDown 12%
    2,199,617 visas in the last 12 months, 2,510,749 in the 12 months before
  • 🇮🇳
    India13% of all
    1.21MDown 15%
    1,207,189 visas in the last 12 months, 1,418,366 in the 12 months before
  • 🇨🇳
    China11% of all
    1.02MAbout flat, 1.9%
    1,020,261 visas in the last 12 months, 1,001,174 in the 12 months before
  • 🇧🇷
    Brazil8.5% of all
    821kDown 27%
    820,872 visas in the last 12 months, 1,127,915 in the 12 months before
  • 🇨🇴
    Colombia5.5% of all
    533kAbout flat, 2.3%
    532,741 visas in the last 12 months, 520,668 in the 12 months before
  • 🇦🇷
    Argentina3% of all
    286kDown 6%
    285,703 visas in the last 12 months, 303,997 in the 12 months before
  • 🇵🇭
    Philippines2.2% of all
    209kDown 24%
    209,185 visas in the last 12 months, 274,829 in the 12 months before
  • 🇩🇴
    Dominican Republic1.9% of all
    182kDown 3.9%
    182,460 visas in the last 12 months, 189,924 in the 12 months before
  • 🇪🇨
    Ecuador1.8% of all
    169kDown 28%
    169,114 visas in the last 12 months, 235,754 in the 12 months before
  • 🇹🇷
    Türkiye1.7% of all
    165kUp 19%
    164,724 visas in the last 12 months, 138,685 in the 12 months before

Mexico, India and China received 46% of all US visas issued in the last 12 months. Among the 20 biggest, Costa Rica grew the most (+40%) and Pakistan fell the most (−48%).

What the visas are for

The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey. Each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 14%

    7.54M

    78% of the total, last 12 months

    7,542,105 visas in the last 12 months, 8,765,568 in the 12 months before

  • H-2A

    Seasonal farm workers

    About flat, 2.3%

    320k

    3.3% of the total, last 12 months

    319,918 visas in the last 12 months, 312,850 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 10%

    284k

    2.9% of the total, last 12 months

    284,172 visas in the last 12 months, 317,415 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 10%

    278k

    2.9% of the total, last 12 months

    278,028 visas in the last 12 months, 310,124 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 35%

    252k

    2.6% of the total, last 12 months

    252,159 visas in the last 12 months, 385,674 in the 12 months before

  • H-1B

    Specialty occupation workers

    Down 32%

    154k

    1.6% of the total, last 12 months

    154,439 visas in the last 12 months, 228,550 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • H-2B1.2% of total

    Seasonal non-farm workers

    120kDown 13%
    120,489 visas in the last 12 months, 138,308 in the 12 months before
  • H-41.1% of total

    Spouses and children of H workers

    111kDown 26%
    111,046 visas in the last 12 months, 149,939 in the 12 months before
  • A-20.8% of total

    Foreign government officials

    81kDown 12%
    81,354 visas in the last 12 months, 92,380 in the 12 months before
  • L-10.8% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    74kDown 3.3%
    73,805 visas in the last 12 months, 76,292 in the 12 months before
  • L-20.7% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    71kDown 7.4%
    71,380 visas in the last 12 months, 77,054 in the 12 months before
  • E-20.5% of total

    Treaty investors

    52kDown 4.5%
    51,570 visas in the last 12 months, 53,991 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 78% of the visas issued worldwide in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 14% and F-1 fell 35% on the 12 months before.

B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.

How often applications are approved

Share of visa applications approved worldwide in FY2024 (October 2023 to September 2024).

77.0% of all US visa applications were approved in FY2024. By visa type:

FY2024 approval rateFY2023
  • L-2
    97.4%About flat, 0.3 pts
    73,317 issued · 1,931 refused
  • H-1B
    97.2%Down 0.7 pts
    219,659 issued · 6,298 refused
  • H-4
    96.6%Down 1.3 pts
    139,874 issued · 4,932 refused
  • L-1
    96.1%Down 0.6 pts
    71,799 issued · 2,914 refused
  • J-2
    91.4%Down 0.7 pts
    32,512 issued · 3,050 refused
  • J-1
    89.0%About flat, 0.5 pts
    322,820 issued · 39,747 refused
  • B-1
    78.8%Down 4.9 pts
    31,544 issued · 8,487 refused
  • M-1
    73.9%Down 0.8 pts
    6,322 issued · 2,237 refused
  • B1/B2
    72.2%Down 4 pts
    6,498,006 issued · 2,497,104 refused
  • F-1
    59.0%Down 4.7 pts
    400,737 issued · 278,553 refused
  • B-2
    55.9%Down 9 pts
    12,072 issued · 9,505 refused
  • F-2
    51.2%Down 1.7 pts
    24,055 issued · 22,912 refused
Approval rates since FY2009

When visas are issued

All US visas issued each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.6%
6.8%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: March 2023: 1,107,437 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, April was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    11.2M

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    10.2M

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 9.1%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    1.37M

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 27%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 10,153,496 visas (−9.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, worldwide
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026677,678913,810Down 26%
January 2026692,066953,107Down 27%
December 2025673,601883,449Down 24%
November 2025639,859809,610Down 21%
October 2025814,572966,900Down 16%
September 2025823,247923,570Down 11%
August 2025842,447930,132Down 9.4%
July 2025822,439959,319Down 14%
June 2025776,254882,313Down 12%
May 2025896,8581,068,994Down 16%
April 2025992,2181,053,796Down 5.8%
March 20251,005,084961,307Up 4.6%
February 2025913,810860,266Up 6.2%
January 2025953,107873,892Up 9.1%
December 2024883,449755,306Up 17%
November 2024809,610815,199About flat, 0.7%
October 2024966,900884,217Up 9.4%
September 2024923,570848,064Up 8.9%
August 2024930,132937,430About flat, 0.8%
July 2024959,319859,850Up 12%
June 2024882,313953,761Down 7.5%
May 20241,068,9941,011,595Up 5.7%
April 20241,053,796849,592Up 24%
March 2024961,3071,107,437Down 13%

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.
Approval rate
Visas issued ÷ (issued + refused), worldwide, for each US fiscal year (October to September). Approval history starts in FY2019, when State Dept began counting each application's final outcome for that year. Earlier reports count transactions, including repeated refusals, so subtracting refusals later overcome doesn't make those years directly comparable. State Dept doesn't publish these tables by country or consulate.
Border crossing cards
B1/B2 visas issued as cards, almost all in Mexico. Issuance numbers count them as B1/B2. Approval rates for B1/B2 leave them out, because State Dept reports their decisions separately.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.

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