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MonthBBBCV
Jan '21811
Feb '212,322
Mar '214,707
Apr '215,028
May '215,522
Jun '21–
Jul '214,725
Aug '214,061
Sep '213,154
Oct '213,945
Nov '214,454
Dec '216,425
Jan '224,598
Feb '224,676
Mar '226,329
Apr '225,342
May '225,477
Jun '225,998
Jul '225,691
Aug '225,243
Sep '224,396
Oct '224,573
Nov '224,328
Dec '224,007
Jan '233,757
Feb '233,286
Mar '234,125
Apr '233,020
May '233,808
Jun '234,237
Jul '233,835
Aug '233,624
Sep '233,190
Oct '233,771
Nov '233,925
Dec '233,278
Jan '243,500
Feb '243,333
Mar '243,575
Apr '243,751
May '243,627
Jun '243,111
Jul '243,431
Aug '242,291
Sep '242,883
Oct '243,354
Nov '242,969
Dec '242,838
Jan '252,539
Feb '252,038
Mar '252,341
Apr '252,410
May '251,972
Jun '252,136
Jul '251,940
Aug '251,667
Sep '251,609
Oct '251,896
Nov '251,179
Dec '251,629
Jan '261,268
Feb '261,213
Total214,168

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.