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.
41
32
53
71
Pre-COVID peak85
83
78
55
48
37
61
Highest96
35
23
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5
– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.
FY2011: 41 visas; FY2012: 32 visas; FY2013: 53 visas; FY2014: 71 visas; FY2015: 85 visas; FY2016: 83 visas; FY2017: 78 visas; FY2018: 55 visas; FY2019: 48 visas; FY2020: 37 visas; FY2021: 61 visas; FY2022: 96 visas; FY2023: 35 visas; FY2024: 23 visas; FY2026: 5 visas so far.
FY2024 had 23 visas (−34% on FY2023). That's 73% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015).