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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Italy

How many US visas nationals of Italy are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Italy issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Italy, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

36,63136,631

Down 14%vs 42,634 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
3.1k
Busiest month
5.1k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.5k
Feb 2026Down 46%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 43k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 37k

02k4k6k8k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Italy by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 20%

    11k

    30% of the total, last 12 months

    10,992 visas in the last 12 months, 13,810 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 8%

    7.7k

    21% of the total, last 12 months

    7,710 visas in the last 12 months, 8,384 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 9.9%

    6k

    16% of the total, last 12 months

    5,976 visas in the last 12 months, 6,632 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 20%

    2.6k

    7% of the total, last 12 months

    2,564 visas in the last 12 months, 3,215 in the 12 months before

  • L-1

    Intracompany transferees

    Down 5.5%

    1.5k

    4.1% of the total, last 12 months

    1,498 visas in the last 12 months, 1,585 in the 12 months before

  • E-2

    Treaty investors

    Down 40%

    962

    2.6% of the total, last 12 months

    962 visas in the last 12 months, 1,603 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • H-1B2.3% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    833Down 6.4%
    833 visas in the last 12 months, 890 in the 12 months before
  • L-22.2% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    796Down 6.1%
    796 visas in the last 12 months, 848 in the 12 months before
  • NATO-22% of total
    719Down 4.4%
    719 visas in the last 12 months, 752 in the 12 months before
  • O-11.9% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    713About flat, 2%
    713 visas in the last 12 months, 699 in the 12 months before
  • A-21.2% of total

    Foreign government officials

    424Down 12%
    424 visas in the last 12 months, 484 in the 12 months before
  • P-11.1% of total

    Athletes and entertainment groups

    421Up 8.2%
    421 visas in the last 12 months, 389 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 30% of the visas issued to nationals of Italy in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 20% and C-1/D fell 20% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Italy

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Rome39% of the country
    16kDown 11%
    15,727 visas in the last 12 months, 17,600 in the 12 months before
  • Milan38% of the country
    15kDown 31%
    15,194 visas in the last 12 months, 21,978 in the 12 months before
  • Naples15% of the country
    6.1kUp 3.4%
    6,092 visas in the last 12 months, 5,890 in the 12 months before
  • Florence8.5% of the country
    3.4kDown 40%
    3,430 visas in the last 12 months, 5,691 in the 12 months before

Rome issues the most: 39% of the total. Florence issued 40% fewer.

Together they issued 40,443 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Italy above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Italy each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
5.6%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: July 2024: 5,262 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, July was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    42k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    39k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 7.2%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    3.9k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 36%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 38,830 visas (−7.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 36% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Italy
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,4652,727Down 46%
January 20262,4833,420Down 27%
December 20253,3733,465About flat, 2.7%
November 20252,0702,427Down 15%
October 20252,8273,125Down 9.5%
September 20252,7113,095Down 12%
August 20253,4993,739Down 6.4%
July 20255,0705,262Down 3.6%
June 20253,8244,189Down 8.7%
May 20253,2874,588Down 28%
April 20252,8983,468Down 16%
March 20253,1243,129About flat, 0.2%
February 20252,7272,586Up 5.5%
January 20253,4202,764Up 24%
December 20243,4653,371About flat, 2.8%
November 20242,4272,857Down 15%
October 20243,1252,630Up 19%
September 20243,0952,894Up 6.9%
August 20243,7393,600Up 3.9%
July 20245,2624,657Up 13%
June 20244,1894,966Down 16%
May 20244,5884,065Up 13%
April 20243,4682,477Up 40%
March 20243,1293,666Down 15%

Look up a visa type for Italy

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.