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.
12
8
10
12
2
10
Pre-COVID peak16
8
12
11
6
12
9
9
7
4
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2011: 12 visas; FY2012: 8 visas; FY2013: 10 visas; FY2014: 12 visas; FY2015: 2 visas; FY2016: 10 visas; FY2017: 16 visas; FY2018: 8 visas; FY2019: 12 visas; FY2020: 11 visas; FY2021: 6 visas; FY2022: 12 visas; FY2023: 9 visas; FY2024: 9 visas; FY2025: 7 visas; FY2026: 4 visas so far.
FY2025 had 7 visas (−22% on FY2024). That's 56% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 300% ahead of the same months of FY2025.