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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for India

How many F-1 visas nationals of India are issued, and what each US consulate in India issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of India

Every F-1 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

30,29230,292

Down 60%vs 75,060 in the 12 months before

Down 60% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 71% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2.5k
Busiest month
11k
Jun 2025
Latest month
657
Feb 2026Up 60%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 75k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 30k

010k20k30k40k
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.

050k100k150k200k
26k
23k
36k
57k
Pre-COVID peak75k
63k
45k
43k
44k
15k
80k
115k
Highest131k
86k
40k
4.5k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 25,649 visas; FY2012: 23,446 visas; FY2013: 36,141 visas; FY2014: 56,653 visas; FY2015: 74,831 visas; FY2016: 62,537 visas; FY2017: 44,741 visas; FY2018: 42,694 visas; FY2019: 43,714 visas; FY2020: 15,323 visas; FY2021: 80,451 visas; FY2022: 115,115 visas; FY2023: 130,730 visas; FY2024: 86,067 visas; FY2025: 40,077 visas; FY2026: 4,515 visas so far.

FY2025 had 40,077 visas (−53% on FY2024). That's 46% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 68% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026657411Up 60%
January 20268961,167Down 23%
December 20251,1177,630Down 85%
November 20251,1264,511Down 75%
October 2025719581Up 24%
September 2025706417Up 69%
August 20252,3895,529Down 57%
July 20252,08114,605Down 86%
June 202510,69526,731Down 60%
May 20256,98411,829Down 41%
April 20252,5251,009Up 150%
March 2025397640Down 38%
February 2025411–
January 20251,167–
December 20247,630–
November 20244,511–
October 2024581–
September 2024417–
August 20245,529–
July 202414,605–
June 202426,731–
May 202411,829–
April 20241,009–
March 2024640–

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.

F-1 visas issued in India

How many F-1 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

27,25827,258

Down 62%vs 72,112 in the 12 months before

Down 62% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 73% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2.3k
Busiest month
10k
Jun 2025
Latest month
619
Feb 2026Up 72%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 72k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 27k

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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
  • Hyderabad30% of total
    8.2kDown 60%
    8,153 visas in the last 12 months, 20,499 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai24% of total
    6.4kDown 68%
    6,413 visas in the last 12 months, 20,286 in the 12 months before
  • New Delhi22% of total
    5.9kDown 61%
    5,910 visas in the last 12 months, 15,017 in the 12 months before
  • Chennai20% of total
    5.3kDown 60%
    5,319 visas in the last 12 months, 13,156 in the 12 months before
  • Kolkata5.4% of total
    1.5kDown 54%
    1,463 visas in the last 12 months, 3,154 in the 12 months before

Hyderabad issues the most: 30% of the total. Mumbai issued 68% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
0.7%
35%

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

Busiest: June 2023: 39,696 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    123k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    74k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 40%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    27k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 63%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    About flat, 0.5%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 27,265 visas (−63% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is level with the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026619360Up 72%
January 20268121,078Down 25%
December 20251,0057,600Down 87%
November 20251,0574,385Down 76%
October 2025668477Up 40%
September 2025654333Up 96%
August 20251,8315,401Down 66%
July 20251,39714,034Down 90%
June 202510,27926,081Down 61%
May 20256,36111,125Down 43%
April 20252,270741Up 206%
March 2025305497Down 39%
February 2025360514Down 30%
January 20251,0782,471Down 56%
December 20247,60015,664Down 51%
November 20244,3855,536Down 21%
October 2024477531Down 10%
September 2024333751Down 56%
August 20245,40112,720Down 58%
July 202414,03431,504Down 55%
June 202426,08139,696Down 34%
May 202411,1253,054Up 264%
April 202474110,408Down 93%
March 2024497539Down 7.8%

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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