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What changed in December 2023

The biggest rises and falls compared with November 2023. 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

December 2023 in short

  • 755,973 U.S. visas were issued in December 2023, down 7.4% from November 2023 and up 1.1% from December 2022.
  • Mexico was the largest source country with 169,951 visas, followed by India (95,609) and Brazil (92,000).
  • The most common visa type was B1/B2 (Visitor – business or tourism) with 428,211, then BBBCC (Border crossing card – Mexico) with 148,721.
  • The biggest rise among countries compared with November 2023 was Lebanon (+114.2%, 1,002 to 2,146).
  • The biggest fall was Cuba (-44.9%, 1,359 to 749).
  • Among visa types, F1 rose the most (+130.6%).

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

All U.S. visas issued · December 2023
755,973
That is -7.4% compared with November 2023 (815,973). It is +1.1% compared with December 2022 (747,686).

Countries going up vs November 2023

  1. Lebanon▲ +114.2%
    1,002 → 2,146 (+1,144)
  2. Korea, South▲ +58.5%
    4,733 → 7,501 (+2,768)
  3. Costa Rica▲ +47.3%
    4,724 → 6,957 (+2,233)
  4. Panama▲ +35.1%
    1,999 → 2,701 (+702)
  5. Albania▲ +35.0%
    1,760 → 2,376 (+616)

Countries going down vs November 2023

  1. Cuba▼ -44.9%
    1,359 → 749 (−610)
  2. United Arab Emirates▼ -44.5%
    1,874 → 1,040 (−834)
  3. Cambodia▼ -39.5%
    1,123 → 679 (−444)
  4. Bolivia▼ -37.2%
    3,060 → 1,922 (−1,138)
  5. Zimbabwe▼ -35.9%
    1,399 → 897 (−502)

Visa types going up

  1. F1▲ +130.6%
    18,664 → 43,034 (+24,370) · Academic student
  2. J2▲ +32.6%
    2,055 → 2,724 (+669) · Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor
  3. O1▲ +29.3%
    1,422 → 1,838 (+416) · Extraordinary ability
  4. F2▲ +26.4%
    1,597 → 2,018 (+421) · Dependent of an F-1 student
  5. A1▲ +26.1%
    571 → 720 (+149) · Diplomat

Visa types going down

  1. G2▼ -61.1%
    840 → 327 (−513)
  2. H2A▼ -43.9%
    15,071 → 8,455 (−6,616) · Temporary agricultural worker
  3. B2▼ -40.2%
    1,018 → 609 (−409)
  4. C1▼ -31.4%
    1,234 → 847 (−387)
  5. H4▼ -28.1%
    10,899 → 7,839 (−3,060) · Dependent of an H worker

Countries up vs December 2022 (a year ago)

  1. China - Mainland▲ +279.0%
    12,242 → 46,393 (+34,151)
  2. Peru▲ +139.1%
    5,178 → 12,383 (+7,205)
  3. Mongolia▲ +124.3%
    592 → 1,328 (+736)
  4. Paraguay▲ +68.7%
    579 → 977 (+398)
  5. Hong Kong S. A. R.▲ +63.0%
    2,601 → 4,239 (+1,638)

Countries down vs December 2022 (a year ago)

  1. Israel▼ -84.2%
    15,886 → 2,513 (−13,373)
  2. Egypt▼ -59.9%
    9,393 → 3,770 (−5,623)
  3. Jordan▼ -59.1%
    6,332 → 2,592 (−3,740)
  4. Kuwait▼ -48.6%
    1,380 → 709 (−671)
  5. Barbados▼ -48.3%
    1,025 → 530 (−495)

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

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