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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for India

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of India

Every H-1B 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

99,49699,496

Down 37%vs 158,065 in the 12 months before

Down 37% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 76% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
8.3k
Busiest month
12k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.6k
Feb 2026Down 88%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 158k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 99k

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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.

050k100k150k200k250k
72k
81k
100k
109k
120k
127k
129k
126k
Pre-COVID peak132k
95k
46k
166k
Highest207k
151k
148k
31k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 72,438 visas; FY2012: 80,630 visas; FY2013: 99,705 visas; FY2014: 108,817 visas; FY2015: 119,952 visas; FY2016: 126,692 visas; FY2017: 129,097 visas; FY2018: 125,528 visas; FY2019: 131,549 visas; FY2020: 94,558 visas; FY2021: 46,006 visas; FY2022: 166,271 visas; FY2023: 206,591 visas; FY2024: 150,647 visas; FY2025: 148,298 visas; FY2026: 30,593 visas so far.

FY2025 had 148,298 visas (−1.6% on FY2024). That's 13% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 61% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,62513,749Down 88%
January 20261,42217,386Down 92%
December 20259,28621,307Down 56%
November 202510,50413,853Down 24%
October 20257,75613,100Down 41%
September 20256,89010,093Down 32%
August 20257,0647,473Down 5.5%
July 202512,2479,037Up 36%
June 202510,5147,329Up 43%
May 202510,03512,283Down 18%
April 202511,08614,753Down 25%
March 202511,06717,702Down 37%
February 202513,749–
January 202517,386–
December 202421,307–
November 202413,853–
October 202413,100–
September 202410,093–
August 20247,473–
July 20249,037–
June 20247,329–
May 202412,283–
April 202414,753–
March 202417,702–

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.

H-1B visas issued in India

How many H-1B 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

93,48093,480

Down 36%vs 145,621 in the 12 months before

Down 36% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 76% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
7.8k
Busiest month
12k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.4k
Feb 2026Down 89%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 146k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 93k

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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
  • Chennai66% of total
    61kDown 46%
    61,255 visas in the last 12 months, 112,694 in the 12 months before
  • Hyderabad34% of total
    32kAbout flat, 1.7%
    32,193 visas in the last 12 months, 32,764 in the 12 months before
  • New Delhi<0.1% of total
    25Down 71%
    25 visas in the last 12 months, 87 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai<0.1% of total
    7Down 90%
    7 visas in the last 12 months, 73 in the 12 months before

Chennai issues the most: 66% of the total. Chennai issued 46% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.3%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 25,699 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    186k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    139k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 25%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    120k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 13%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.7k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 91%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 120,081 visas (−13% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 91% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,43713,042Down 89%
January 20261,24416,240Down 92%
December 20259,07619,982Down 55%
November 202510,27012,710Down 19%
October 20257,36812,223Down 40%
September 20256,2179,092Down 32%
August 20256,1936,579Down 5.9%
July 202511,5548,253Up 40%
June 20259,9306,663Up 49%
May 20259,44111,584Down 18%
April 202510,42413,706Down 24%
March 202510,32615,547Down 34%
February 202513,04212,394Up 5.2%
January 202516,24010,044Up 62%
December 202419,98215,396Up 30%
November 202412,71018,384Down 31%
October 202412,22310,003Up 22%
September 20249,0928,858About flat, 2.6%
August 20246,57911,269Down 42%
July 20248,25310,632Down 22%
June 20246,66314,881Down 55%
May 202411,58419,725Down 41%
April 202413,70613,387About flat, 2.4%
March 202415,54725,699Down 40%

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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