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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for India

How many L-2 visas nationals of India are issued, and what each US consulate in India issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

L-2 visas issued to nationals of India

Every L-2 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

20,81720,817

Down 11%vs 23,469 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 30% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.7k
Busiest month
3.1k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.3k
Feb 2026Down 41%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 23k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 21k

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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.

010k20k30k40k
Pre-COVID peak30k
25k
24k
25k
29k
28k
29k
23k
23k
12k
7k
23k
Highest32k
21k
24k
6.8k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 29,897 visas; FY2012: 25,140 visas; FY2013: 24,115 visas; FY2014: 24,757 visas; FY2015: 29,101 visas; FY2016: 28,470 visas; FY2017: 28,934 visas; FY2018: 23,230 visas; FY2019: 23,169 visas; FY2020: 11,739 visas; FY2021: 7,007 visas; FY2022: 23,491 visas; FY2023: 32,047 visas; FY2024: 21,151 visas; FY2025: 23,864 visas; FY2026: 6,772 visas so far.

FY2025 had 23,864 visas (+13% on FY2024). That's 20% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,3262,236Down 41%
January 20261,5012,024Down 26%
December 20251,3801,773Down 22%
November 20251,2651,695Down 25%
October 20251,3002,091Down 38%
September 20251,4822,241Down 34%
August 20251,6631,410Up 18%
July 20253,1181,776Up 76%
June 20252,2151,536Up 44%
May 20251,7542,214Down 21%
April 20252,0782,378Down 13%
March 20251,7352,095Down 17%
February 20252,236–
January 20252,024–
December 20241,773–
November 20241,695–
October 20242,091–
September 20242,241–
August 20241,410–
July 20241,776–
June 20241,536–
May 20242,214–
April 20242,378–
March 20242,095–

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.

L-2 visas issued in India

How many L-2 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

18,06518,065

Down 8.8%vs 19,810 in the 12 months before

Down 8.8% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 27% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.5k
Busiest month
2.8k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.2k
Feb 2026Down 37%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 18k

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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
  • Chennai75% of total
    14kUp 3.6%
    13,619 visas in the last 12 months, 13,141 in the 12 months before
  • Hyderabad22% of total
    4.1kDown 39%
    4,059 visas in the last 12 months, 6,654 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai1.1% of total
    196Up 3167%
    196 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before
  • New Delhi0.8% of total
    143Up 1688%
    143 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before
  • Kolkata0.3% of total
    48Up 4700%
    48 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before

Chennai issues the most: 75% of the total. Hyderabad issued 39% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.9%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 3,423 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    24k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    19k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 22%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    19k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    About flat, 0.1%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 30%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 19,131 visas (−0.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,1881,882Down 37%
January 20261,3261,698Down 22%
December 20251,2391,545Down 20%
November 20251,1201,420Down 21%
October 20251,1101,813Down 39%
September 20251,2961,938Down 33%
August 20251,3651,056Up 29%
July 20252,7711,443Up 92%
June 20251,8711,224Up 53%
May 20251,4601,904Down 23%
April 20251,8352,063Down 11%
March 20251,4841,824Down 19%
February 20251,8821,854About flat, 1.5%
January 20251,6981,065Up 59%
December 20241,545742Up 108%
November 20241,4201,137Up 25%
October 20241,8131,447Up 25%
September 20241,9381,616Up 20%
August 20241,0561,933Down 45%
July 20241,4431,553Down 7.1%
June 20241,2241,689Down 28%
May 20241,9042,985Down 36%
April 20242,0632,231Down 7.5%
March 20241,8243,423Down 47%

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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