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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Afghanistan

How many H-4 visas nationals of Afghanistan are issued, and what each US consulate in Afghanistan issues, month by month.

Data through February 2025

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan

Every H-4 visa issued to a national of Afghanistan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan, last 12 months

Jun 2024 – Feb 2025

2525

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
11
Jul 2024
Latest month
3
Feb 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 25

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Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '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.

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Pre-COVID peak7
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47
Highest73
29
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2010: 0 visas; FY2011: 1 visas; FY2012: 1 visas; FY2013: 2 visas; FY2014: 1 visas; FY2015: 0 visas; FY2016: 2 visas; FY2017: 7 visas; FY2018: 2 visas; FY2019: 2 visas; FY2020: 1 visas; FY2021: 2 visas; FY2022: 47 visas; FY2023: 73 visas; FY2024: 29 visas; FY2025: 5 visas so far.

FY2024 had 29 visas (−60% on FY2023). That's 314% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Afghanistan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20253–
January 20251–
December 20240–
November 20240–
October 20241–
September 20240–
August 20247–
July 202411–
June 20242–

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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