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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Afghanistan

How many H-1B visas nationals of Afghanistan are issued, and what each US consulate in Afghanistan issues, month by month.

Data through February 2025

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan

Every H-1B visa issued to a national of Afghanistan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

33

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
2
Feb 2025
Latest month
2
Feb 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3

01234
Jan '25Feb '25

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0510152025
1
0
8
Pre-COVID peak14
9
10
3
4
4
4
7
4
2
19
Highest21
9
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FY2009: 1 visas; FY2010: 0 visas; FY2011: 8 visas; FY2012: 14 visas; FY2013: 9 visas; FY2014: 10 visas; FY2015: 3 visas; FY2016: 4 visas; FY2017: 4 visas; FY2018: 4 visas; FY2019: 7 visas; FY2020: 4 visas; FY2021: 2 visas; FY2022: 19 visas; FY2023: 21 visas; FY2024: 9 visas.

FY2024 had 9 visas (−57% on FY2023). That's 36% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Afghanistan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20252–
January 20251–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Afghanistan who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Afghanistan.

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