Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Hanoi, and its share of everything issued in Vietnam.
Visas issued at Hanoi, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
5,2845,284
Down 20% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 35% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6.6k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.3k
Every US consulate in Vietnam: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Hanoi issued 39% of the F-1 visas issued in Vietnam in the last 12 months, up from 33% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Hanoi each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2025: 1,819 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
5.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
6.3k
Jan – Dec 2024
5.7k
Jan – Dec 2025
344
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 5,708 visas (−10% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 55% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 78 | 95 | Down 18% |
| January 2026 | 266 | 673 | Down 60% |
| December 2025 | 579 | 660 | Down 12% |
| November 2025 | 88 | 227 | Down 61% |
| October 2025 | 45 | 93 | Down 52% |
| September 2025 | 87 | 137 | Down 36% |
| August 2025 | 577 | 839 | Down 31% |
| July 2025 | 1,819 | 1,648 | Up 10% |
| June 2025 | 886 | 1,123 | Down 21% |
| May 2025 | 607 | 816 | Down 26% |
| April 2025 | 174 | 179 | About flat, 2.8% |
| March 2025 | 78 | 112 | Down 30% |
| February 2025 | 95 | 147 | Down 35% |
| January 2025 | 673 | 368 | Up 83% |
| December 2024 | 660 | 659 | About flat, 0.2% |
| November 2024 | 227 | 129 | Up 76% |
| October 2024 | 93 | 80 | Up 16% |
| September 2024 | 137 | 107 | Up 28% |
| August 2024 | 839 | 757 | Up 11% |
| July 2024 | 1,648 | 1,187 | Up 39% |
| June 2024 | 1,123 | 1,250 | Down 10% |
| May 2024 | 816 | 540 | Up 51% |
| April 2024 | 179 | 125 | Up 43% |
| March 2024 | 112 | 44 | Up 155% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Vietnam
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