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MonthH2B
Jan '213,409
Feb '213,331
Mar '2120,854
Apr '2116,359
May '214,976
Jun '21–
Jul '218,172
Aug '213,002
Sep '218,330
Oct '2111,548
Nov '216,918
Dec '213,491
Jan '222,569
Feb '226,116
Mar '2228,120
Apr '2217,371
May '226,766
Jun '2217,093
Jul '2212,021
Aug '223,958
Sep '228,910
Oct '2212,926
Nov '225,077
Dec '222,494
Jan '235,818
Feb '2312,054
Mar '2326,730
Apr '2325,313
May '2315,643
Jun '2311,141
Jul '234,769
Aug '232,167
Sep '237,902
Oct '2313,255
Nov '235,341
Dec '235,033
Jan '248,487
Feb '2412,921
Mar '2422,210
Apr '2431,909
May '2417,518
Jun '247,792
Jul '243,756
Aug '241,798
Sep '249,693
Oct '2412,470
Nov '243,556
Dec '243,488
Jan '259,028
Feb '2515,112
Mar '2524,853
Apr '2524,779
May '2524,239
Jun '257,402
Jul '252,865
Aug '251,744
Sep '2510,200
Oct '2512,147
Nov '253,935
Dec '252,439
Jan '262,807
Feb '263,079
Total629,204

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.