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MonthB1/B2
Apr '18475
May '18514
Jun '18537
Jul '18480
Aug '18575
Sep '18406
Oct '18457
Nov '18380
Dec '18381
Jan '19370
Feb '19394
Mar '19602
Apr '19422
May '19485
Jun '19444
Jul '19392
Aug '19580
Sep '19472
Oct '19520
Nov '19456
Dec '19385
Jan '20418
Feb '20335
Mar '20222
Apr '2028
May '2017
Jun '208
Jul '2029
Aug '2053
Sep '2071
Oct '20139
Nov '20126
Dec '2098
Jan '2193
Feb '2178
Mar '21114
Apr '21133
May '2189
Jun '21212
Jul '21156
Aug '21191
Sep '21233
Oct '21272
Nov '21315
Dec '21218
Jan '22192
Feb '22178
Mar '22306
Apr '22306
May '22219
Jun '22327
Jul '22250
Aug '22370
Sep '22287
Oct '22344
Nov '22295
Dec '22275
Jan '23379
Feb '23345
Mar '23409
Apr '23403
May '23305
Jun '23452
Jul '23325
Aug '23442
Sep '23423
Oct '23516
Nov '23449
Dec '23377
Jan '24540
Feb '24354
Mar '24446
Apr '24395
May '24401
Jun '24570
Jul '24388
Aug '24629
Sep '24726
Oct '24713
Nov '24660
Dec '24558
Jan '25577
Feb '25583
Mar '25499
Apr '25722
May '25701
Jun '25554
Jul '25536
Aug '25545
Sep '25583
Oct '25619
Nov '25568
Dec '25740
Jan '26530
Feb '26677
Total36,363

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.