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Figures come from the State Department's monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports (source). Issuance counts are not approval rates, and monthly figures are preliminary. This site is not legal or immigration advice and is not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Visa class L2 · All published months
  • Chennai ( Madras)31,273

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MonthChennai ( Madras)
Mar '171,721
Apr '170
May '171,244
Jun '171,162
Jul '171,418
Aug '171,245
Sep '17840
Oct '17894
Nov '17870
Dec '17914

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.

Jan '18915
Feb '18906
Mar '181,105
Apr '18982
May '18653
Jun '181,147
Jul '181,343
Aug '181,650
Sep '18895
Oct '18826
Nov '18877
Dec '18956
Jan '19897
Feb '19798
Mar '19833
Apr '19558
May '19810
Jun '19991
Jul '191,035
Aug '191,239
Sep '191,549
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '21–
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '220
Sep '220
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '220
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '230
Jun '230
Jul '230
Aug '230
Sep '230
Oct '230
Nov '230
Dec '230
Jan '240
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '240
May '240
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '240
Sep '240
Oct '240
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '250
May '250
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '260
Total31,273