The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
- FY2021
5
Oct 2020 – Sep 2021
First full year in this data - FY2022
14
Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
Up 180%vs FY2021 - FY2023
51
Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
Up 264%vs FY2022 - FY2024
40
Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
Down 22%vs FY2023 - FY2025So far
20
Oct–May · 8 of 12 months
Down 20%vs same months a year earlier
FY2024 had 40 visas (−22% on FY2023). FY2025 so far (Oct–May) is running 20% behind the same months of FY2024.