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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for India

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of India are issued, and what each US consulate in India issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of India

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of India, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of India, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

892,982892,982

Down 4.6%vs 936,197 in the 12 months before

Down 4.6% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 23% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
74k
Busiest month
97k
Mar 2025
Latest month
71k
Feb 2026Down 23%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 936k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 893k

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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

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.

0250k500k750k1M1.25M
553k
563k
600k
Pre-COVID peak616k
595k
278k
63k
265k
735k
899k
Highest964k
334k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 553,385 visas; FY2016: 563,202 visas; FY2017: 599,983 visas; FY2018: 616,312 visas; FY2019: 595,262 visas; FY2020: 277,630 visas; FY2021: 63,406 visas; FY2022: 264,515 visas; FY2023: 735,401 visas; FY2024: 898,754 visas; FY2025: 964,296 visas; FY2026: 333,866 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 964,296 visas (+7.3% on FY2024). That's 56% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 18% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202670,53191,137Down 23%
January 202664,65891,096Down 29%
December 202559,81072,235Down 17%
November 202563,83263,869About flat, 0.1%
October 202575,03586,843Down 14%
September 202570,90378,389Down 9.5%
August 202561,64459,160Up 4.2%
July 202581,03354,913Up 48%
June 202566,10350,978Up 30%
May 202590,80595,589Down 5%
April 202591,646101,346Down 9.6%
March 202596,98290,642Up 7%
February 202591,137–
January 202591,096–
December 202472,235–
November 202463,869–
October 202486,843–
September 202478,389–
August 202459,160–
July 202454,913–
June 202450,978–
May 202495,589–
April 2024101,346–
March 202490,642–

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 India who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for India.

B1/B2 visas issued in India

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in India issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in India, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

711,390711,390

About flat, 1.9%vs 698,076 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (+1.9%). But the last 3 months ran 22% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
59k
Busiest month
77k
Mar 2025
Latest month
55k
Feb 2026Down 23%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 698k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 711k

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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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • New Delhi38% of total
    269kDown 18%
    268,909 visas in the last 12 months, 327,540 in the 12 months before
  • Hyderabad23% of total
    163kUp 49%
    162,501 visas in the last 12 months, 108,858 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai22% of total
    158kDown 4%
    158,240 visas in the last 12 months, 164,773 in the 12 months before
  • Chennai11% of total
    77kUp 40%
    76,560 visas in the last 12 months, 54,571 in the 12 months before
  • Kolkata6.4% of total
    45kUp 6.7%
    45,180 visas in the last 12 months, 42,334 in the 12 months before

New Delhi issues the most: 38% of the total. Hyderabad grew the most (+49%); New Delhi issued 18% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.7%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: April 2024: 79,907 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    607k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    671k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 11%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    747k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 11%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    106k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 746,564 visas (+11% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202654,97171,155Down 23%
January 202650,82469,814Down 27%
December 202548,55756,621Down 14%
November 202551,50745,472Up 13%
October 202558,88165,733Down 10%
September 202556,06458,861Down 4.8%
August 202547,96539,665Up 21%
July 202566,77636,464Up 83%
June 202553,46532,021Up 67%
May 202573,91672,758About flat, 1.6%
April 202571,57779,907Down 10%
March 202576,88769,605Up 10%
February 202571,15558,422Up 22%
January 202569,81455,589Up 26%
December 202456,62137,044Up 53%
November 202445,47262,742Down 28%
October 202465,73369,894Down 6%
September 202458,86165,896Down 11%
August 202439,66531,829Up 25%
July 202436,46427,741Up 31%
June 202432,02130,874Up 3.7%
May 202472,75853,838Up 35%
April 202479,90733,373Up 139%
March 202469,60571,902Down 3.2%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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