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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for India

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

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of India, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,207,1891,207,189

Down 15%vs 1,418,366 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 37% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
101k
Busiest month
127k
May 2025
Latest month
81k
Feb 2026Down 35%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.42M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.21M

050k100k150k200k
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 India 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 4.6%

    893k

    74% of the total, last 12 months

    892,982 visas in the last 12 months, 936,197 in the 12 months before

  • H-1B

    Specialty occupation workers

    Down 37%

    99k

    8.2% of the total, last 12 months

    99,496 visas in the last 12 months, 158,065 in the 12 months before

  • H-4

    Spouses and children of H workers

    Down 30%

    82k

    6.8% of the total, last 12 months

    82,010 visas in the last 12 months, 117,132 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 24%

    40k

    3.4% of the total, last 12 months

    40,458 visas in the last 12 months, 53,246 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 60%

    30k

    2.5% of the total, last 12 months

    30,292 visas in the last 12 months, 75,060 in the 12 months before

  • L-2

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    Down 11%

    21k

    1.7% of the total, last 12 months

    20,817 visas in the last 12 months, 23,469 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • L-11.4% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    17kDown 14%
    17,420 visas in the last 12 months, 20,299 in the 12 months before
  • J-10.6% of total

    Exchange visitors

    7kDown 39%
    6,963 visas in the last 12 months, 11,396 in the 12 months before
  • P-30.2% of total

    Culturally unique artists and entertainers

    2.5kDown 13%
    2,456 visas in the last 12 months, 2,837 in the 12 months before
  • A-20.2% of total

    Foreign government officials

    2kAbout flat, 2.6%
    2,000 visas in the last 12 months, 1,949 in the 12 months before
  • J-20.2% of total

    Spouses and children of J-1 visitors

    1.8kDown 41%
    1,826 visas in the last 12 months, 3,076 in the 12 months before
  • F-20.1% of total

    Spouses and children of F-1 students

    1.8kDown 59%
    1,792 visas in the last 12 months, 4,400 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 74% of the visas issued to nationals of India in the last 12 months. H-1B fell 37% and F-1 fell 60% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in India

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • New Delhi29% of the country
    289kDown 20%
    288,608 visas in the last 12 months, 361,536 in the 12 months before
  • Hyderabad24% of the country
    242kUp 12%
    242,378 visas in the last 12 months, 216,475 in the 12 months before
  • Chennai23% of the country
    227kDown 27%
    227,354 visas in the last 12 months, 310,069 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai20% of the country
    196kDown 6.8%
    196,047 visas in the last 12 months, 210,333 in the 12 months before
  • Kolkata4.8% of the country
    48kAbout flat, 2.4%
    47,845 visas in the last 12 months, 46,710 in the 12 months before

New Delhi issues the most: 29% of the total. Hyderabad grew the most (+12%); Chennai issued 27% fewer.

Together they issued 1,002,232 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of India 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 India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.6%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 153,568 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, May was typically the busiest month and August the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    1.38M

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    1.31M

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 5.3%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    156k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 39%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,307,271 visas (−5.3% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202681,050125,077Down 35%
January 202675,111131,166Down 43%
December 202581,564120,747Down 32%
November 202587,78899,350Down 12%
October 202595,625119,761Down 20%
September 202591,404110,192Down 17%
August 202585,83590,616Down 5.3%
July 2025122,122100,054Up 22%
June 2025110,090104,395Up 5.5%
May 2025126,944143,877Down 12%
April 2025124,269140,771Down 12%
March 2025125,387132,360Down 5.3%
February 2025125,077114,496Up 9.2%
January 2025131,166103,160Up 27%
December 2024120,74795,609Up 26%
November 202499,350121,862Down 18%
October 2024119,761118,403About flat, 1.1%
September 2024110,192111,819About flat, 1.5%
August 202490,61699,130Down 8.6%
July 2024100,054110,430Down 9.4%
June 2024104,395132,526Down 21%
May 2024143,877130,261Up 10%
April 2024140,77198,686Up 43%
March 2024132,360153,568Down 14%

Look up a visa type for India

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.