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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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MonthC1/D
Mar '17184
Apr '17153
May '17191
Jun '17176
Jul '17172
Aug '17198
Sep '17192
Oct '17213
Nov '17282
Dec '17157
Jan '18220
Feb '18219
Mar '18190

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 '18204
May '18192
Jun '18190
Jul '18248
Aug '18215
Sep '18173
Oct '18221
Nov '18199
Dec '18148
Jan '19187
Feb '19194
Mar '19324
Apr '19240
May '19254
Jun '19194
Jul '19242
Aug '19211
Sep '19240
Oct '19253
Nov '19194
Dec '19153
Jan '20231
Feb '20238
Mar '20137
Apr '207
May '2013
Jun '2011
Jul '2017
Aug '207
Sep '2014
Oct '2023
Nov '2038
Dec '2018
Jan '2141
Feb '2136
Mar '2148
Apr '2155
May '21101
Jun '21110
Jul '21125
Aug '21102
Sep '21173
Oct '21237
Nov '21266
Dec '21204
Jan '22251
Feb '22244
Mar '22323
Apr '22235
May '22250
Jun '22298
Jul '22398
Aug '22513
Sep '22418
Oct '22553
Nov '22485
Dec '22255
Jan '23364
Feb '23231
Mar '23316
Apr '23351
May '23427
Jun '23332
Jul '23301
Aug '23308
Sep '23325
Oct '23376
Nov '23372
Dec '23223
Jan '24426
Feb '24365
Mar '24331
Apr '24438
May '24321
Jun '24361
Jul '24458
Aug '24471
Sep '24357
Oct '24438
Nov '24305
Dec '24250
Jan '25412
Feb '25337
Mar '25296
Apr '25315
May '25305
Jun '25199
Jul '25335
Aug '25383
Sep '25401
Oct '25406
Nov '25295
Dec '25224
Jan '26348
Feb '26392
Total26,593