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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from India, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from India · February 2026
81,050

That is 5,939 more than in January 2026 (75,111) — ▲ +7.9%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+7.9% vs January 2026 (75,111)▼-35.2% vs February 2025 (125,077)

All published months together: 8,704,481

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors70,58264,716▲ +9.1%+5,866
Temporary workers5,4565,489▼ -0.6%−33
Transit and crew3,2033,067▲ +4.4%+136
Students9751,069▼ -8.8%−94
Exchange visitors485520▼ -6.7%−35
Diplomats and international organizations253143▲ +76.9%+110
Fiancé(e)s and their children5044▲ +13.6%+6
Other4663▼ -27.0%−17

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B270,53164,658▲ +9.1%+5,873
C1/D3,1703,033▲ +4.5%+137
H1B1,6251,422▲ +14.3%+203
L21,3261,501▼ -11.7%−175
L11,1771,316▼ -10.6%−139
H4884874▲ +1.1%+10
F1657896▼ -26.7%−239
J1372383

India: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,307,271
  • 2026156,161
050K100K150K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January131,16675,111▼ -42.7%
February125,07781,050▼ -35.2%
March125,387––
April124,269––
May126,944––
June110,090––
July122,122––
August85,835––
September91,404––
October95,625––
November87,788––
December81,564––

When is it busy? India

Busiest month: February (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: August (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.4%
11.1%
10.8%
7.7%
7.1%
7.3%
8.0%
6.9%
7.1%
7.4%
7.8%
8.3%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

India: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0500K1M1.5M2M2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial807,267
2018 1,020,796
2019 1,014,340
2020 292,572
2021 330,661
2022 972,066
2023 1,423,568
2024 1,379,779
2025 1,307,271
2026 partial156,161
▼ -2.9%−11
F220196▲ +109.4%+105
A213575▲ +80.0%+60
P313030▲ +333.3%+100
O1125139▼ -10.1%−14
M111777▲ +51.9%+40
J2113137▼ -17.5%−24
G46645▲ +46.7%+21
O35440▲ +35.0%+14
R15281▼ -35.8%−29
K14842▲ +14.3%+6
C4/D33050▼ -40.0%−20
B12736▼ -25.0%−9
O22629▼ -10.3%−3
B22422▲ +9.1%+2
A3245▲ +380.0%+19
C12328▼ -17.9%−5
G2157▲ +114.3%+8
TD1416▼ -12.5%−2
E2137▲ +85.7%+6
R21224▼ -50.0%−12
A1125▲ +140.0%+7
I99▲ +0.0%+0
E3D95▲ +80.0%+4
C385▲ +60.0%+3
U360new+6
H343▲ +33.3%+1
P430new+3
K222▲ +0.0%+0
P122▲ +0.0%+0
C221▲ +100.0%+1
G115▼ -80.0%−4
U211▲ +0.0%+0
CW102▼ -100.0%−2
G501▼ -100.0%−1
U101▼ -100.0%−1

Explore India by period

Total visas issued
81,564
Latest 12 months · India · December
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By month · latest 12 months

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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B2892,982
  2. H1B99,496
  3. H482,010
  4. C1/D40,458
  5. F130,292
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India · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202581,564
  • Jan 202675,111
  • Feb 202681,050
Dec 2025
81,56434% of selected
Jan 2026
75,11132% of selected
Feb 2026
81,05034% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6,453 (7.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 514 (0.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 81,56475,11181,050
Total81,56475,11181,050