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All countries together · All published months
- B1/B224,865,840
- BBBCC7,786,048
- F11,826,581
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| Month | B1/B2 | BBBCC | F1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan '21 | 42,226 | 27,255 | 9,392 |
| Feb '21 | 51,785 | 33,897 | 3,832 |
| Mar '21 | 82,776 | 37,759 | 5,113 |
| Apr '21 | 75,786 | 38,044 | 7,975 |
| May '21 | 69,255 | 36,083 | 38,775 |
| Jun '21 | – | – | – |
| Jul '21 | 93,019 | 46,225 | 98,235 |
| Aug '21 | 97,624 | 58,670 | 60,480 |
| Sep '21 | 99,115 | 59,818 | 12,278 |
| Oct '21 | 111,822 | 61,805 | 12,732 |
| Nov '21 | 164,952 | 76,131 | 27,192 |
| Dec '21 | 187,530 | 90,192 | 36,771 |
| Jan '22 | 196,998 | 82,219 | 14,181 |
| Feb '22 | 244,153 | 86,750 | 7,289 |
| Mar '22 | 337,428 | 101,984 | 8,811 |
| Apr '22 | 300,355 | 83,122 | 13,189 |
| May '22 | 321,493 | 107,804 | 37,548 |
| Jun '22 | 320,306 | 105,090 | 93,005 |
| Jul '22 | 295,406 | 90,135 | 95,185 |
| Aug '22 | 370,082 | 144,663 | 55,864 |
| Sep '22 | 381,660 | 155,236 | 9,780 |
| Oct '22 | 406,077 | 119,188 | 8,561 |
| Nov '22 | 427,815 | 113,478 | 23,874 |
| Dec '22 | 417,439 | 133,662 | 41,783 |
| Jan '23 | 477,132 | 186,731 | 15,178 |
| Feb '23 | 492,975 | 178,859 | 6,702 |
| Mar '23 | 637,511 | 191,908 | 9,708 |
| Apr '23 | 475,262 | 124,769 | 24,488 |
| May '23 | 566,918 | 145,492 | 43,601 |
| Jun '23 | 491,108 | 145,088 | 105,865 |
| Jul '23 | 457,194 | 127,942 | 101,451 |
| Aug '23 | 548,471 | 150,016 | 56,073 |
| Sep '23 | 518,675 | 163,748 | 8,888 |
| Oct '23 | 548,377 | 166,956 | 8,665 |
| Nov '23 | 488,906 | 152,283 | 18,664 |
| Dec '23 | 428,211 | 148,721 | 43,034 |
| Jan '24 | 538,836 | 165,386 | 16,845 |
| Feb '24 | 513,965 | 159,685 | 7,140 |
| Mar '24 | 589,819 | 136,649 | 9,655 |
| Apr '24 | 629,575 | 141,307 | 19,835 |
| May '24 | 598,338 | 174,437 | 58,044 |
| Jun '24 | 463,636 | 151,693 | 88,204 |
| Jul '24 | 549,252 | 148,653 | 82,734 |
| Aug '24 | 586,159 | 145,494 | 38,922 |
| Sep '24 | 568,701 | 183,933 | 9,149 |
| Oct '24 | 603,461 | 204,263 | 9,744 |
| Nov '24 | 502,987 | 156,630 | 17,172 |
| Dec '24 | 532,056 | 169,228 | 32,348 |
| Jan '25 | 572,789 | 205,112 | 13,571 |
| Feb '25 | 572,499 | 163,789 | 6,804 |
| Mar '25 | 612,600 | 166,064 | 9,149 |
| Apr '25 | 580,188 | 161,733 | 20,538 |
| May '25 | 509,706 | 130,174 | 45,357 |
| Jun '25 | 437,999 | 131,784 | 41,401 |
| Jul '25 | 449,197 | 154,030 | 49,955 |
| Aug '25 | 478,240 | 184,753 | 34,298 |
| Sep '25 | 525,855 | 149,591 | 7,535 |
| Oct '25 | 535,309 | 147,685 | 5,766 |
| Nov '25 | 420,825 | 107,560 | 7,708 |
| Dec '25 | 423,472 | 110,919 | 17,730 |
| Jan '26 | 437,573 | 128,124 | 8,780 |
| Feb '26 | 406,961 | 135,649 | 4,035 |
| Total | 24,865,840 | 7,786,048 | 1,826,581 |
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.