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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Vietnam

How many F-1 visas nationals of Vietnam are issued, and what each US consulate in Vietnam issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Vietnam

Every F-1 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

13,74213,742

Down 29%vs 19,385 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.1k
Busiest month
4.8k
Jul 2025
Latest month
223
Feb 2026Down 26%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14k

02k4k6k8k
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.

05k10k15k20k25k
6.7k
12k
15k
Highest18k
16k
2.9k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 6,707 visas; FY2022: 12,330 visas; FY2023: 14,575 visas; FY2024: 18,454 visas; FY2025: 15,808 visas; FY2026: 2,887 visas so far.

FY2025 had 15,808 visas (−14% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 42% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Vietnam
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026223302Down 26%
January 20266861,368Down 50%
December 20251,3832,087Down 34%
November 2025294754Down 61%
October 2025301442Down 32%
September 2025321532Down 40%
August 20251,3372,402Down 44%
July 20254,8024,984Down 3.7%
June 20251,7853,431Down 48%
May 20251,7492,093Down 16%
April 2025490564Down 13%
March 2025371426Down 13%
February 2025302–
January 20251,368–
December 20242,087–
November 2024754–
October 2024442–
September 2024532–
August 20242,402–
July 20244,984–
June 20243,431–
May 20242,093–
April 2024564–
March 2024426–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Vietnam

How many F-1 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

13,72213,722

Down 32%vs 20,099 in the 12 months before

Down 32% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.1k
Busiest month
4.8k
Jul 2025
Latest month
219
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14k

02k4k6k8k
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 City61% of total
    8.4kDown 37%
    8,438 visas in the last 12 months, 13,497 in the 12 months before
  • Hanoi39% of total
    5.3kDown 20%
    5,284 visas in the last 12 months, 6,602 in the 12 months before

Ho Chi Minh City issues the most: 61% of the total. Ho Chi Minh City issued 37% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Vietnam each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
1.9%
27%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 5,045 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    15k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 29%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    14k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 27%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    899

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 46%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 14,497 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 46% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Vietnam
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026219299Down 27%
January 20266801,375Down 51%
December 20251,3772,086Down 34%
November 2025289749Down 61%
October 2025299525Down 43%
September 2025317533Down 41%
August 20251,3742,446Down 44%
July 20254,8015,045Down 4.8%
June 20251,7733,494Down 49%
May 20251,7492,120Down 18%
April 2025479745Down 36%
March 2025365682Down 46%
February 2025299471Down 37%
January 20251,3751,025Up 34%
December 20242,0862,000Up 4.3%
November 2024749716Up 4.6%
October 2024525353Up 49%
September 2024533322Up 66%
August 20242,4461,781Up 37%
July 20245,0453,694Up 37%
June 20243,4943,527About flat, 0.9%
May 20242,1201,276Up 66%
April 2024745379Up 97%
March 2024682208Up 228%

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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