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Visa class F2 · All published months

Shanghai2,589

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Month	Shanghai
Oct '18	53
Nov '18	39
Dec '18	55
Jan '19	65
Feb '19	22
Mar '19	44
Apr '19	44
May '19	75
Jun '19	91
Jul '19	77
Aug '19	59
Sep '19	48
Oct '19	37
Nov '19	34
Dec '19	39
Jan '20	38
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	16
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	74
Aug '21	60
Sep '21	37
Oct '21	31
Nov '21	56
Dec '21	33
Jan '22	27
Feb '22	20
Mar '22	25
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	3
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	19
Sep '22	12
Oct '22	30
Nov '22	33
Dec '22	36
Jan '23	32
Feb '23	32
Mar '23	28
Apr '23	37
May '23	35
Jun '23	65
Jul '23	71
Aug '23	73
Sep '23	22
Oct '23	45
Nov '23	13
Dec '23	87
Jan '24	31
Feb '24	29
Mar '24	35
Apr '24	52
May '24	44
Jun '24	55
Jul '24	56
Aug '24	31
Sep '24	21
Oct '24	38
Nov '24	36
Dec '24	27
Jan '25	37
Feb '25	17
Mar '25	32
Apr '25	29
May '25	32
Jun '25	27
Jul '25	10
Aug '25	21
Sep '25	10
Oct '25	11
Nov '25	11
Dec '25	10
Jan '26	8
Feb '26	6
Total	2,589

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.