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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 '17102
Apr '1735
May '1745
Jun '1746
Jul '1765
Aug '1779
Sep '1740
Oct '1712
Nov '1740
Dec '1721
Jan '1832
Feb '1832
Mar '18101
Apr '1814

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.

May '1840
Jun '1826
Jul '1869
Aug '1893
Sep '1823
Oct '1814
Nov '1842
Dec '1828
Jan '1948
Feb '1922
Mar '1976
Apr '1936
May '1937
Jun '1932
Jul '1990
Aug '1939
Sep '1931
Oct '1923
Nov '1928
Dec '1928
Jan '2065
Feb '2035
Mar '2023
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '209
Aug '2041
Sep '2041
Oct '2012
Nov '2029
Dec '2029
Jan '2120
Feb '2129
Mar '2132
Apr '214
May '2119
Jun '2144
Jul '2139
Aug '2165
Sep '2117
Oct '2120
Nov '2119
Dec '2154
Jan '2232
Feb '2245
Mar '2227
Apr '2226
May '2235
Jun '2215
Jul '2253
Aug '2244
Sep '2231
Oct '2221
Nov '229
Dec '2221
Jan '2376
Feb '2322
Mar '2333
Apr '2326
May '2324
Jun '2345
Jul '2374
Aug '2335
Sep '2310
Oct '238
Nov '237
Dec '2339
Jan '2439
Feb '2442
Mar '2429
Apr '2410
May '2429
Jun '2426
Jul '2481
Aug '2449
Sep '2436
Oct '2423
Nov '2414
Dec '2430
Jan '2576
Feb '2523
Mar '2526
Apr '2524
May '2534
Jun '2526
Jul '2518
Aug '2559
Sep '2525
Oct '2526
Nov '2515
Dec '2527
Jan '2651
Feb '2659
Total3,792