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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Singapore

How many F-1 visas nationals of Singapore are issued, and what each US consulate in Singapore issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Singapore

Every F-1 visa issued to a national of Singapore, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Singapore, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,4801,480

Down 13%vs 1,697 in the 12 months before

Down 13% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
123
Busiest month
260
May 2025
Latest month
25
Feb 2026Up 47%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.5k

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak2.5k
2.4k
2.3k
2k
1.9k
1.8k
1.8k
631
1.3k
1.8k
1.9k
1.7k
1.5k
176
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,940 visas; FY2012: 2,273 visas; FY2013: 2,456 visas; FY2014: 2,360 visas; FY2015: 2,256 visas; FY2016: 1,958 visas; FY2017: 1,887 visas; FY2018: 1,803 visas; FY2019: 1,768 visas; FY2020: 631 visas; FY2021: 1,274 visas; FY2022: 1,790 visas; FY2023: 1,882 visas; FY2024: 1,732 visas; FY2025: 1,515 visas; FY2026: 176 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,515 visas (−13% on FY2024). That's 38% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 17% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Singapore
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262517Up 47%
January 20263628Up 29%
December 20255873Down 21%
November 20253156Down 45%
October 20252637Down 30%
September 20251735Down 51%
August 202552142Down 63%
July 2025257310Down 17%
June 2025259304Down 15%
May 2025260295Down 12%
April 2025249226Up 10%
March 2025210174Up 21%
February 202517–
January 202528–
December 202473–
November 202456–
October 202437–
September 202435–
August 2024142–
July 2024310–
June 2024304–
May 2024295–
April 2024226–
March 2024174–

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 Singapore who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Singapore.

F-1 visas issued in Singapore

How many F-1 visas the US consulates in Singapore issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Singapore, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,4252,425

Down 12%vs 2,746 in the 12 months before

Down 12% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 24% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
202
Busiest month
446
Jul 2025
Latest month
38
Feb 2026Up 36%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.4k

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Singapore each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
1.6%
19%

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

Busiest: June 2022: 785 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    3k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 7.8%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    2.4k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 14%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    90

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 3.4%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 2,422 visas (−14% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 3.4% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Singapore
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263828Up 36%
January 20265259Down 12%
December 202578133Down 41%
November 202546102Down 55%
October 20253156Down 45%
September 20253060Down 50%
August 2025214240Down 11%
July 2025446470Down 5.1%
June 2025343505Down 32%
May 2025439549Down 20%
April 2025443328Up 35%
March 2025265216Up 23%
February 20252847Down 40%
January 20255998Down 40%
December 2024133156Down 15%
November 2024102113Down 9.7%
October 20245684Down 33%
September 20246055Up 9.1%
August 2024240209Up 15%
July 2024470485Down 3.1%
June 2024505584Down 14%
May 2024549545About flat, 0.7%
April 2024328352Down 6.8%
March 2024216259Down 17%

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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