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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Vietnam

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

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Vietnam, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

133,392133,392

Down 13%vs 153,722 in the 12 months before

Down 13% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 31% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
11k
Busiest month
16k
Aug 2025
Latest month
6.3k
Feb 2026Down 46%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 154k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 133k

05k10k15k20k
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 Vietnam 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 10%

    109k

    82% of the total, last 12 months

    109,142 visas in the last 12 months, 121,858 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 29%

    14k

    10% of the total, last 12 months

    13,742 visas in the last 12 months, 19,385 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Up 13%

    3.7k

    2.8% of the total, last 12 months

    3,685 visas in the last 12 months, 3,262 in the 12 months before

  • K-1

    Fiancé(e)s of US citizens

    Down 59%

    847

    0.6% of the total, last 12 months

    847 visas in the last 12 months, 2,042 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 18%

    826

    0.6% of the total, last 12 months

    826 visas in the last 12 months, 1,007 in the 12 months before

  • H-1B

    Specialty occupation workers

    Down 24%

    694

    0.5% of the total, last 12 months

    694 visas in the last 12 months, 918 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • B-20.5% of total

    Tourists and medical visitors

    665Down 33%
    665 visas in the last 12 months, 991 in the 12 months before
  • L-10.5% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    611Up 24%
    611 visas in the last 12 months, 494 in the 12 months before
  • A-20.4% of total

    Foreign government officials

    592Down 6.5%
    592 visas in the last 12 months, 633 in the 12 months before
  • L-20.4% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    469About flat, 1.7%
    469 visas in the last 12 months, 461 in the 12 months before
  • G-40.2% of total

    International organization employees

    320Down 8.3%
    320 visas in the last 12 months, 349 in the 12 months before
  • A-10.2% of total

    Diplomats and senior officials

    230Down 8%
    230 visas in the last 12 months, 250 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 82% of the visas issued to nationals of Vietnam in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 10% and F-1 fell 29% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Vietnam

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Ho Chi Minh City73% of the country
    93kDown 14%
    93,465 visas in the last 12 months, 108,204 in the 12 months before
  • Hanoi27% of the country
    34kDown 16%
    34,066 visas in the last 12 months, 40,484 in the 12 months before

Ho Chi Minh City issues the most: 73% of the total. Hanoi issued 16% fewer.

Together they issued 127,531 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Vietnam 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 Vietnam each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 18,347 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    151k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    140k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.9%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    16k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 30%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 140,053 visas (−6.9% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Vietnam
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266,31111,767Down 46%
January 20269,57710,782Down 11%
December 20258,18712,265Down 33%
November 20255,4899,122Down 40%
October 20259,4839,911Down 4.3%
September 202512,4079,528Up 30%
August 202516,01814,116Up 13%
July 202514,29818,347Down 22%
June 202512,00214,381Down 17%
May 202512,94015,577Down 17%
April 202511,95612,988Down 7.9%
March 202514,72414,938About flat, 1.4%
February 202511,7677,916Up 49%
January 202510,78211,417Down 5.6%
December 202412,26510,220Up 20%
November 20249,1229,736Down 6.3%
October 20249,91110,066About flat, 1.5%
September 20249,5288,740Up 9%
August 202414,11613,049Up 8.2%
July 202418,34711,906Up 54%
June 202414,38114,609About flat, 1.6%
May 202415,57712,531Up 24%
April 202412,98811,787Up 10%
March 202414,93812,674Up 18%

Look up a visa type for Vietnam

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.

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