The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
- FY2021
63
Oct 2020 – Sep 2021
First full year in this data - FY2022
96
Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
Up 52%vs FY2021 - FY2023
31
Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
Down 68%vs FY2022 - FY2024
29
Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
Down 6.5%vs FY2023 - FY2025So far
16
Oct–May · 8 of 12 months
Up 23%vs same months a year earlier
FY2024 had 29 visas (−6.5% on FY2023). FY2025 so far (Oct–May) is running 23% ahead of the same months of FY2024.