Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Ho Chi Minh City, and its share of everything issued in Vietnam.
Visas issued at Ho Chi Minh City, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
8,4388,438
Down 37% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 13k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 8.4k
Every US consulate in Vietnam: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Ho Chi Minh City issued 61% of the F-1 visas issued in Vietnam in the last 12 months, down from 67% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Ho Chi Minh City each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2024: 3,397 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
10k
Jan – Dec 2023
14k
Jan – Dec 2024
8.8k
Jan – Dec 2025
555
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 8,789 visas (−35% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 141 | 204 | Down 31% |
| January 2026 | 414 | 702 | Down 41% |
| December 2025 | 798 | 1,426 | Down 44% |
| November 2025 | 201 | 522 | Down 61% |
| October 2025 | 254 | 432 | Down 41% |
| September 2025 | 230 | 396 | Down 42% |
| August 2025 | 797 | 1,607 | Down 50% |
| July 2025 | 2,982 | 3,397 | Down 12% |
| June 2025 | 887 | 2,371 | Down 63% |
| May 2025 | 1,142 | 1,304 | Down 12% |
| April 2025 | 305 | 566 | Down 46% |
| March 2025 | 287 | 570 | Down 50% |
| February 2025 | 204 | 324 | Down 37% |
| January 2025 | 702 | 657 | Up 6.8% |
| December 2024 | 1,426 | 1,341 | Up 6.3% |
| November 2024 | 522 | 587 | Down 11% |
| October 2024 | 432 | 273 | Up 58% |
| September 2024 | 396 | 215 | Up 84% |
| August 2024 | 1,607 | 1,024 | Up 57% |
| July 2024 | 3,397 | 2,507 | Up 36% |
| June 2024 | 2,371 | 2,277 | Up 4.1% |
| May 2024 | 1,304 | 736 | Up 77% |
| April 2024 | 566 | 254 | Up 123% |
| March 2024 | 570 | 164 | Up 248% |
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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