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What changed in September 2018

The biggest rises and falls compared with August 2018. Small numbers are left out so one-off swings do not top the list.

Updated: data through February 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State · Unofficial

September 2018 in short

  • 620,158 U.S. visas were issued in September 2018, down 24.8% from August 2018 and down 4.9% from September 2017.
  • Mexico was the largest source country with 106,192 visas, followed by China - Mainland (88,538) and India (69,921).
  • The most common visa type was B1/B2 (Visitor – business or tourism) with 398,984, then BBBCC (Border crossing card – Mexico) with 78,881.
  • The biggest rise among countries compared with August 2018 was Egypt (+24.6%, 4,335 to 5,401).
  • The biggest fall was Korea, South (-54.9%, 7,741 to 3,488).
  • Among visa types, H2B rose the most (+165.2%).

Written automatically from the published State Department numbers. Monthly figures are preliminary.

All U.S. visas issued · September 2018
620,158
That is -24.8% compared with August 2018 (824,155). It is -4.9% compared with September 2017 (652,035).

Countries going up vs August 2018

  1. Egypt▲ +24.6%
    4,335 → 5,401 (+1,066)
  2. Guatemala▲ +11.5%
    3,797 → 4,235 (+438)
  3. Bulgaria▲ +0.5%
    1,192 → 1,198 (+6)
  4. Nicaragua▼ -2.2%
    924 → 904 (−20)
  5. Honduras▼ -2.4%
    3,050 → 2,977 (−73)

Countries going down vs August 2018

  1. Korea, South▼ -54.9%
    7,741 → 3,488 (−4,253)
  2. Ethiopia▼ -52.8%
    2,099 → 991 (−1,108)
  3. Spain▼ -45.8%
    3,090 → 1,676 (−1,414)
  4. Switzerland▼ -43.4%
    1,234 → 698 (−536)
  5. Netherlands▼ -43.3%
    2,397 → 1,358 (−1,039)

Visa types going up

  1. H2B▲ +165.2%
    1,569 → 4,161 (+2,592) · Temporary non-agricultural worker
  2. G2▲ +161.5%
    1,657 → 4,333 (+2,676)
  3. P1▲ +19.9%
    2,250 → 2,697 (+447) · Internationally recognized athlete or entertainer
  4. A2▲ +11.0%
    9,036 → 10,028 (+992) · Foreign government official
  5. I▲ +10.7%
    1,324 → 1,466 (+142) · Foreign media representative

Visa types going down

  1. F1▼ -78.2%
    42,861 → 9,360 (−33,501) · Academic student
  2. O3▼ -53.3%
    730 → 341 (−389)
  3. J2▼ -52.4%
    4,844 → 2,307 (−2,537) · Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor
  4. F2▼ -49.3%
    2,592 → 1,313 (−1,279) · Dependent of an F-1 student
  5. J1▼ -48.7%
    23,959 → 12,290 (−11,669) · Exchange visitor

Countries up vs September 2017 (a year ago)

  1. Ghana▲ +90.4%
    890 → 1,695 (+805)
  2. Bangladesh▲ +83.1%
    1,310 → 2,399 (+1,089)
  3. Russia▲ +76.5%
    7,110 → 12,547 (+5,437)
  4. Armenia▲ +56.0%
    546 → 852 (+306)
  5. Egypt▲ +50.9%
    3,580 → 5,401 (+1,821)

Countries down vs September 2017 (a year ago)

  1. Argentina▼ -44.0%
    28,141 → 15,768 (−12,373)
  2. Venezuela▼ -38.2%
    2,583 → 1,597 (−986)
  3. Burma▼ -36.3%
    1,311 → 835 (−476)
  4. Cameroon▼ -34.6%
    902 → 590 (−312)
  5. Dominican Republic▼ -33.5%
    12,002 → 7,978 (−4,024)

Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts are not approval rates. See full rankings

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