Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Hanoi, and its share of everything issued in Vietnam.
Visas issued at Hanoi, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
356356
Down 22% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 455
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 356
Every US consulate in Vietnam: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Hanoi issued 51% of the H-1B visas issued in Vietnam in the last 12 months, up from 48% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Hanoi each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2022: 103 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
354
Jan – Dec 2023
414
Jan – Dec 2024
402
Jan – Dec 2025
88
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 402 visas (−2.9% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 34% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 42 | 40 | Up 5% |
| January 2026 | 46 | 94 | Down 51% |
| December 2025 | 100 | 96 | Up 4.2% |
| November 2025 | 25 | 39 | Down 36% |
| October 2025 | 16 | 23 | Down 30% |
| September 2025 | 14 | 23 | Down 39% |
| August 2025 | 19 | 20 | Down 5% |
| July 2025 | 19 | 34 | Down 44% |
| June 2025 | 17 | 33 | Down 48% |
| May 2025 | 17 | 22 | Down 23% |
| April 2025 | 20 | 15 | Up 33% |
| March 2025 | 21 | 16 | Up 31% |
| February 2025 | 40 | 39 | About flat, 2.6% |
| January 2025 | 94 | 54 | Up 74% |
| December 2024 | 96 | 82 | Up 17% |
| November 2024 | 39 | 44 | Down 11% |
| October 2024 | 23 | 22 | Up 4.5% |
| September 2024 | 23 | 12 | Up 92% |
| August 2024 | 20 | 22 | Down 9.1% |
| July 2024 | 34 | 17 | Up 100% |
| June 2024 | 33 | 19 | Up 74% |
| May 2024 | 22 | 15 | Up 47% |
| April 2024 | 15 | 10 | Up 50% |
| March 2024 | 16 | 17 | Down 5.9% |
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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