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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: 7,091,438

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India · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202581,564
  • Jan 202675,111
  • Feb 202681,050
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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
Total visas issued
126,944
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B290,805
  2. H1B10,035
  3. H49,584
  4. F16,984
  5. C1/D3,419
  6. L21,754

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 -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

India: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,307,271
  • 2026156,161
050K100K150K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
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 (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: August (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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

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050K100K150K200KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1869,463
Nov '1870,804
Dec '1874,753
Jan '1981,143
Feb '1979,906
Mar '1991,382
Apr '1981,268
May '1990,980
Jun '1986,220
Jul '1994,280
Aug '1981,414
Sep '1978,729
Oct '1983,094
Nov '1977,226
Dec '1988,698
Jan '2093,905
Feb '2091,318
Mar '2050,944
Apr '20117
May '20614
Jun '20704
Jul '20869
Aug '204,068
Sep '208,227
Oct '2010,166
Nov '2013,088
Dec '2018,552
Jan '2116,443
Feb '2130,213
Mar '2141,198
Apr '2133,015
May '213,458
Jun '2116,057
Jul '2140,319
Aug '2130,185
Sep '2124,190
Oct '2124,183
Nov '2132,234
Dec '2139,166
Jan '2245,900
Feb '2256,700
Mar '2284,170
Apr '2269,136
May '2278,517
Jun '2296,828
Jul '2279,307
Aug '2271,064
Sep '2288,388
Oct '2288,547
Nov '22109,025
Dec '22104,484
Jan '23118,555
Feb '23132,719
Mar '23153,568
Apr '2398,686
May '23130,261
Jun '23132,526
Jul '23110,430
Aug '2399,130
Sep '23111,819
Oct '23118,403
Nov '23121,862
Dec '2395,609
Jan '24103,160
Feb '24114,496
Mar '24132,360
Apr '24140,771
May '24143,877
Jun '24104,395
Jul '24100,054
Aug '2490,616
Sep '24110,192
Oct '24119,761
Nov '2499,350
Dec '24120,747
Jan '25131,166
Feb '25125,077
Mar '25125,387
Apr '25124,269
May '25126,944
Jun '25110,090
Jul '25122,122
Aug '2585,835
Sep '2591,404
Oct '2595,625
Nov '2587,788
Dec '2581,564
Jan '2675,111
Feb '2681,050