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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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Mar '17434
Apr '17296
May '17383
Jun '17461
Jul '17607
Aug '17579
Sep '17444
Oct '17274
Nov '17349
Dec '17388
Jan '18364
Feb '18341
Mar '18411

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.

Apr '18
328
May '18327
Jun '18454
Jul '18512
Aug '18522
Sep '18379
Oct '18270
Nov '18277
Dec '18328
Jan '19392
Feb '19246
Mar '19364
Apr '19365
May '19311
Jun '19516
Jul '19528
Aug '19604
Sep '19367
Oct '19303
Nov '19241
Dec '19377
Jan '20328
Feb '2030
Mar '2038
Apr '203
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '202
Oct '204
Nov '205
Dec '2020
Jan '214
Feb '2113
Mar '2141
Apr '2114
May '2144
Jun '2188
Jul '21136
Aug '21167
Sep '2199
Oct '2179
Nov '21136
Dec '21143
Jan '2295
Feb '22121
Mar '22141
Apr '2281
May '2268
Jun '22137
Jul '22178
Aug '22257
Sep '22142
Oct '22165
Nov '22217
Dec '22122
Jan '23210
Feb '23295
Mar '23342
Apr '23270
May '23248
Jun '23294
Jul '23342
Aug '23504
Sep '23347
Oct '23353
Nov '23309
Dec '23238
Jan '24407
Feb '24261
Mar '24358
Apr '24254
May '24489
Jun '24442
Jul '24520
Aug '24528
Sep '24405
Oct '24351
Nov '24457
Dec '24390
Jan '25430
Feb '25349
Mar '25363
Apr '25426
May '25384
Jun '25519
Jul '25612
Aug '25565
Sep '25334
Oct '25306
Nov '25257
Dec '25377
Jan '26313
Feb '26286
Total30,596