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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for India

How many H-4 visas nationals of India are issued, and what each US consulate in India issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of India

Every H-4 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

82,01082,010

Down 30%vs 117,132 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 81% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
6.8k
Busiest month
16k
Jul 2025
Latest month
884
Feb 2026Down 91%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 117k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 82k

05k10k15k20k
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
47k
54k
72k
86k
102k
110k
Pre-COVID peak118k
111k
106k
58k
45k
117k
Highest160k
109k
113k
15k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 46,969 visas; FY2012: 53,877 visas; FY2013: 71,953 visas; FY2014: 85,900 visas; FY2015: 102,119 visas; FY2016: 110,003 visas; FY2017: 117,522 visas; FY2018: 111,242 visas; FY2019: 106,162 visas; FY2020: 57,545 visas; FY2021: 45,211 visas; FY2022: 116,632 visas; FY2023: 160,141 visas; FY2024: 108,930 visas; FY2025: 113,089 visas; FY2026: 15,263 visas so far.

FY2025 had 113,089 visas (+3.8% on FY2024). That's 3.8% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 67% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202688410,034Down 91%
January 202687410,833Down 92%
December 20253,7919,121Down 58%
November 20255,0387,571Down 33%
October 20254,6768,783Down 47%
September 20255,1929,310Down 44%
August 20256,2216,907Down 9.9%
July 202515,7779,494Up 66%
June 202513,4429,325Up 44%
May 20259,58412,593Down 24%
April 20258,94311,821Down 24%
March 20257,58811,340Down 33%
February 202510,034–
January 202510,833–
December 20249,121–
November 20247,571–
October 20248,783–
September 20249,310–
August 20246,907–
July 20249,494–
June 20249,325–
May 202412,593–
April 202411,821–
March 202411,340–

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-4 visas issued in India

How many H-4 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

78,39378,393

Down 30%vs 111,583 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 82% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
6.5k
Busiest month
15k
Jul 2025
Latest month
729
Feb 2026Down 92%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 112k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 78k

05k10k15k20k
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
  • Chennai61% of total
    48kDown 33%
    48,103 visas in the last 12 months, 71,652 in the 12 months before
  • Hyderabad39% of total
    30kDown 24%
    30,269 visas in the last 12 months, 39,847 in the 12 months before
  • New Delhi<0.1% of total
    14Down 68%
    14 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai<0.1% of total
    7Down 82%
    7 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before

Chennai issues the most: 61% of the total. Chennai issued 33% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.2%

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

Busiest: June 2023: 18,943 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    141k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    107k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 24%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    97k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 9.8%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 93%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 96,786 visas (−9.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 93% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20267299,619Down 92%
January 202673410,237Down 93%
December 20253,6448,580Down 58%
November 20254,8637,039Down 31%
October 20254,4748,523Down 48%
September 20254,8938,880Down 45%
August 20255,8366,417Down 9.1%
July 202515,3048,960Up 71%
June 202513,0158,901Up 46%
May 20259,21612,096Down 24%
April 20258,54511,396Down 25%
March 20257,14010,935Down 35%
February 20259,6199,425About flat, 2.1%
January 202510,2376,205Up 65%
December 20248,5805,318Up 61%
November 20247,0398,671Down 19%
October 20248,5236,677Up 28%
September 20248,8807,192Up 23%
August 20246,41711,877Down 46%
July 20248,96013,924Down 36%
June 20248,90118,943Down 53%
May 202412,09617,790Down 32%
April 202411,39610,525Up 8.3%
March 202410,93516,897Down 35%

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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