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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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MonthF1
Mar '1723
Apr '1726
May '1791
Jun '17165
Jul '17252
Aug '17161
Sep '1751
Oct '1728
Nov '1744
Dec '17109
Jan '1873
Feb '1821
Mar '1817
Apr '18

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.

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May '18105
Jun '18169
Jul '18230
Aug '18191
Sep '1830
Oct '1824
Nov '1833
Dec '1888
Jan '1985
Feb '1920
Mar '1928
Apr '1930
May '19115
Jun '19232
Jul '19255
Aug '19191
Sep '1939
Oct '1934
Nov '1941
Dec '19102
Jan '2085
Feb '2019
Mar '2011
Apr '200
May '203
Jun '202
Jul '206
Aug '20149
Sep '2081
Oct '2095
Nov '2089
Dec '20113
Jan '2176
Feb '214
Mar '213
Apr '212
May '21167
Jun '21284
Jul '21401
Aug '21188
Sep '2161
Oct '2137
Nov '2179
Dec '2114
Jan '22144
Feb '2225
Mar '2258
Apr '2255
May '22178
Jun '22245
Jul '22390
Aug '22209
Sep '2248
Oct '2230
Nov '2269
Dec '22108
Jan '2372
Feb '2315
Mar '2331
Apr '2375
May '23216
Jun '23245
Jul '23245
Aug '23124
Sep '2339
Oct '2348
Nov '2361
Dec '23122
Jan '2483
Feb '2425
Mar '2442
Apr '24108
May '24173
Jun '24252
Jul '24312
Aug '2487
Sep '2433
Oct '2434
Nov '2452
Dec '24137
Jan '25100
Feb '2518
Mar '2543
Apr '2569
May '25186
Jun '25123
Jul '25209
Aug '25154
Sep '2519
Oct '2517
Nov '2518
Dec '25128
Jan '2673
Feb '2620
Total10,481