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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Mexico

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

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Mexico, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,199,6172,199,617

Down 12%vs 2,510,749 in the 12 months before

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

Monthly average
183k
Busiest month
236k
Mar 2025
Latest month
175k
Feb 2026Down 17%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.51M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.2M

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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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Mexico 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 14%

    1.74M

    79% of the total, last 12 months

    1,744,383 visas in the last 12 months, 2,036,713 in the 12 months before

  • H-2A

    Seasonal farm workers

    About flat, 1.8%

    289k

    13% of the total, last 12 months

    288,747 visas in the last 12 months, 283,516 in the 12 months before

  • H-2B

    Seasonal non-farm workers

    Down 16%

    76k

    3.4% of the total, last 12 months

    75,556 visas in the last 12 months, 89,523 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    About flat, 2%

    17k

    0.8% of the total, last 12 months

    17,102 visas in the last 12 months, 17,456 in the 12 months before

  • TN

    Canadian and Mexican professionals

    Up 18%

    17k

    0.8% of the total, last 12 months

    16,631 visas in the last 12 months, 14,109 in the 12 months before

  • TD

    Spouses and children of TN professionals

    Down 18%

    8.4k

    0.4% of the total, last 12 months

    8,355 visas in the last 12 months, 10,144 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • H-40.3% of total

    Spouses and children of H workers

    6.5kDown 9.7%
    6,470 visas in the last 12 months, 7,162 in the 12 months before
  • F-10.3% of total

    Academic students

    5.6kDown 14%
    5,638 visas in the last 12 months, 6,538 in the 12 months before
  • L-20.2% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    4.3kAbout flat, 3%
    4,260 visas in the last 12 months, 4,137 in the 12 months before
  • P-10.2% of total

    Athletes and entertainment groups

    4.2kDown 33%
    4,163 visas in the last 12 months, 6,170 in the 12 months before
  • C-1/D0.2% of total

    Airline and ship crews

    3.9kDown 8.9%
    3,922 visas in the last 12 months, 4,304 in the 12 months before
  • L-10.2% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    3.9kUp 5.9%
    3,872 visas in the last 12 months, 3,658 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 79% of the visas issued to nationals of Mexico in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 14% and H-2B fell 16% on the 12 months before.

B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.

US consulates in Mexico

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Monterrey26% of the country
    576kDown 20%
    575,704 visas in the last 12 months, 716,845 in the 12 months before
  • Mexico City25% of the country
    554kDown 12%
    553,947 visas in the last 12 months, 631,868 in the 12 months before
  • Guadalajara18% of the country
    388kDown 11%
    387,820 visas in the last 12 months, 435,437 in the 12 months before
  • Tijuana9.4% of the country
    208kAbout flat, 2.3%
    207,732 visas in the last 12 months, 203,001 in the 12 months before
  • Ciudad Juarez7.8% of the country
    172kDown 4.6%
    171,909 visas in the last 12 months, 180,232 in the 12 months before
  • Hermosillo5.1% of the country
    112kAbout flat, 2.4%
    111,552 visas in the last 12 months, 108,927 in the 12 months before
  • Matamoros2.8% of the country
    61kDown 31%
    61,129 visas in the last 12 months, 88,738 in the 12 months before
  • Nuevo Laredo2.8% of the country
    61kDown 19%
    60,708 visas in the last 12 months, 75,028 in the 12 months before
  • Merida1.8% of the country
    39kDown 4.2%
    39,103 visas in the last 12 months, 40,821 in the 12 months before
  • Nogales1.6% of the country
    36kDown 5.6%
    35,954 visas in the last 12 months, 38,073 in the 12 months before

Monterrey issues the most: 26% of the total. Matamoros issued 31% fewer.

Together they issued 2,205,558 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Mexico 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 Mexico each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.7%
6.4%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 275,087 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    2.47M

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    2.32M

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.1%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    337k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 26%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 2,317,016 visas (−6.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 26% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Mexico
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026175,345211,725Down 17%
January 2026161,199242,218Down 33%
December 2025133,499191,694Down 30%
November 2025124,865182,085Down 31%
October 2025177,751239,020Down 26%
September 2025184,763220,468Down 16%
August 2025220,068182,827Up 20%
July 2025183,591180,096About flat, 1.9%
June 2025172,797194,295Down 11%
May 2025193,953237,122Down 18%
April 2025235,422227,360Up 3.5%
March 2025236,364201,839Up 17%
February 2025211,725208,372About flat, 1.6%
January 2025242,218203,121Up 19%
December 2024191,694169,951Up 13%
November 2024182,085182,141About flat, 0%
October 2024239,020205,428Up 16%
September 2024220,468199,010Up 11%
August 2024182,827191,543Down 4.6%
July 2024180,096158,585Up 14%
June 2024194,295191,645About flat, 1.4%
May 2024237,122212,521Up 12%
April 2024227,360199,449Up 14%
March 2024201,839275,087Down 27%

Look up a visa type for Mexico

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.
Border crossing cards
B1/B2 visas issued as cards, almost all in Mexico. Issuance numbers count them as B1/B2. Approval rates for B1/B2 leave them out, because State Dept reports their decisions separately.

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