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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Vietnam

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Vietnam are issued, and what each US consulate in Vietnam issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Vietnam

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Vietnam, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Vietnam, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

109,142109,142

Down 10%vs 121,858 in the 12 months before

Down 10% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 32% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
9.1k
Busiest month
14k
Aug 2025
Latest month
5.4k
Feb 2026Down 49%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 122k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 109k

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

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.

050k100k150k200k
26k
78k
110k
118k
Highest121k
32k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 26,165 visas; FY2022: 77,659 visas; FY2023: 110,141 visas; FY2024: 118,263 visas; FY2025: 121,235 visas; FY2026: 32,225 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 121,235 visas (+2.5% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Vietnam
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,35910,510Down 49%
January 20267,9128,564Down 7.6%
December 20255,9189,260Down 36%
November 20254,6167,557Down 39%
October 20258,4208,427About flat, 0.1%
September 202511,1838,061Up 39%
August 202513,90110,669Up 30%
July 20258,57512,226Down 30%
June 20259,2029,680Down 4.9%
May 202510,18512,030Down 15%
April 202510,48411,436Down 8.3%
March 202513,38713,438About flat, 0.4%
February 202510,510–
January 20258,564–
December 20249,260–
November 20247,557–
October 20248,427–
September 20248,061–
August 202410,669–
July 202412,226–
June 20249,680–
May 202412,030–
April 202411,436–
March 202413,438–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Vietnam

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Vietnam issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Vietnam, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

104,542104,542

Down 11%vs 117,006 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 33% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
8.7k
Busiest month
14k
Aug 2025
Latest month
5.1k
Feb 2026Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 117k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 105k

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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Ho Chi Minh City77% of total
    80kDown 9.1%
    80,360 visas in the last 12 months, 88,378 in the 12 months before
  • Hanoi23% of total
    24kDown 16%
    24,182 visas in the last 12 months, 28,628 in the 12 months before

Ho Chi Minh City issues the most: 77% of the total. Hanoi issued 16% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Vietnam each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.9%

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

Busiest: August 2025: 13,551 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    103k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    114k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 11%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    110k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 3.5%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    13k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 31%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 110,194 visas (−3.5% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Vietnam
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,08010,098Down 50%
January 20267,5748,208Down 7.7%
December 20255,6848,966Down 37%
November 20254,3407,176Down 40%
October 20257,9607,932About flat, 0.4%
September 202510,6837,654Up 40%
August 202513,55110,302Up 32%
July 20258,16511,806Down 31%
June 20258,8459,303Down 4.9%
May 20259,81111,431Down 14%
April 202510,02510,977Down 8.7%
March 202512,82413,153About flat, 2.5%
February 202510,0986,396Up 58%
January 20258,2089,142Down 10%
December 20248,9667,272Up 23%
November 20247,1767,711Down 6.9%
October 20247,9328,503Down 6.7%
September 20247,6547,273Up 5.2%
August 202410,3029,933Up 3.7%
July 202411,8067,036Up 68%
June 20249,3039,519About flat, 2.3%
May 202411,4319,724Up 18%
April 202410,9779,986Up 9.9%
March 202413,15311,083Up 19%

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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