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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for the United Kingdom

How many US visas nationals of the United Kingdom are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in the United Kingdom issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

84,83384,833

Down 6.4%vs 90,598 in the 12 months before

Down 6.4% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
7.1k
Busiest month
10k
May 2025
Latest month
7.4k
Feb 2026Up 15%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 91k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 85k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 16%

    23k

    28% of the total, last 12 months

    23,455 visas in the last 12 months, 27,880 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Up 11%

    18k

    22% of the total, last 12 months

    18,344 visas in the last 12 months, 16,578 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 4.2%

    6.8k

    8% of the total, last 12 months

    6,801 visas in the last 12 months, 7,096 in the 12 months before

  • L-1

    Intracompany transferees

    Down 4%

    4.6k

    5.4% of the total, last 12 months

    4,567 visas in the last 12 months, 4,757 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    About flat, 2.8%

    4.4k

    5.2% of the total, last 12 months

    4,432 visas in the last 12 months, 4,559 in the 12 months before

  • L-2

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    Down 5.3%

    3k

    3.6% of the total, last 12 months

    3,020 visas in the last 12 months, 3,189 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • O-13.5% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    3kAbout flat, 2.6%
    2,965 visas in the last 12 months, 2,891 in the 12 months before
  • O-23.4% of total

    Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes

    2.9kAbout flat, 0.7%
    2,897 visas in the last 12 months, 2,916 in the 12 months before
  • A-22.7% of total

    Foreign government officials

    2.3kDown 31%
    2,252 visas in the last 12 months, 3,241 in the 12 months before
  • I2.6% of total

    Journalists and foreign media

    2.2kUp 4.1%
    2,204 visas in the last 12 months, 2,117 in the 12 months before
  • E-22.3% of total

    Treaty investors

    1.9kDown 26%
    1,931 visas in the last 12 months, 2,607 in the 12 months before
  • P-12.2% of total

    Athletes and entertainment groups

    1.8kDown 8.9%
    1,845 visas in the last 12 months, 2,025 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 28% of the visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 16% and J-1 rose 11% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in the United Kingdom

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • London95% of the country
    137kDown 18%
    136,810 visas in the last 12 months, 166,420 in the 12 months before
  • Belfast5.4% of the country
    7.7kAbout flat, 1.9%
    7,743 visas in the last 12 months, 7,894 in the 12 months before

London issues the most: 95% of the total. London issued 18% fewer.

Together they issued 144,553 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of the United Kingdom above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.8%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 10,402 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    90k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    84k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.2%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    14k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 4.3%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 84,265 visas (−6.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 4.3% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20267,4216,440Up 15%
January 20266,4406,853Down 6%
December 20256,2005,418Up 14%
November 20255,0825,037About flat, 0.9%
October 20255,7386,729Down 15%
September 20255,4027,220Down 25%
August 20255,6768,219Down 31%
July 20256,8698,692Down 21%
June 20256,0616,195About flat, 2.2%
May 202510,2149,653Up 5.8%
April 20259,67810,196Down 5.1%
March 202510,0529,946About flat, 1.1%
February 20256,4406,165Up 4.5%
January 20256,8536,364Up 7.7%
December 20245,4184,967Up 9.1%
November 20245,0375,493Down 8.3%
October 20246,7295,789Up 16%
September 20247,2206,278Up 15%
August 20248,2197,149Up 15%
July 20248,6926,254Up 39%
June 20246,1958,033Down 23%
May 20249,6539,830About flat, 1.8%
April 202410,1968,826Up 16%
March 20249,94610,402Down 4.4%

Look up a visa type for the United Kingdom

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

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.

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