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MonthL1
Dec '186,779
Jan '196,475
Feb '195,153
Mar '196,266
Apr '195,601
May '196,163
Jun '196,490
Jul '197,294
Aug '197,688
Sep '196,651
Oct '196,735
Nov '195,456
Dec '197,039
Jan '206,839
Feb '205,665
Mar '203,432
Apr '2060
May '20150
Jun '20127
Jul '2030
Aug '20144
Sep '20323
Oct '20453
Nov '20519
Dec '20891
Jan '211,001
Feb '211,524
Mar '212,118
Apr '212,476
May '211,890
Jun '212,839
Jul '213,188
Aug '213,649
Sep '214,359
Oct '214,111
Nov '214,619
Dec '215,095
Jan '225,391
Feb '225,654
Mar '227,680
Apr '226,269
May '226,431
Jun '226,475
Jul '226,404
Aug '227,140
Sep '227,793
Oct '226,954
Nov '227,435
Dec '227,016
Jan '236,812
Feb '236,662
Mar '237,070
Apr '235,173
May '236,329
Jun '235,738
Jul '235,457
Aug '236,391
Sep '235,791
Oct '235,270
Nov '235,026
Dec '235,376
Jan '245,820
Feb '245,767
Mar '245,938
Apr '246,163
May '246,279
Jun '246,077
Jul '247,379
Aug '246,596
Sep '246,158
Oct '246,357
Nov '245,517
Dec '247,102
Jan '256,868
Feb '255,979
Mar '256,161
Apr '256,344
May '256,042
Jun '256,661
Jul '257,630
Aug '256,562
Sep '256,019
Oct '255,324
Nov '255,214
Dec '256,651
Jan '265,920
Feb '265,292
Total452,849

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.