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India · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from India · February 2026
70,531

That is 5,873 more than in January 2026 (64,658) — +9.1%.

B1/B2 visas made up 87.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 86.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+9.1% vs January 2026 (64,658)-22.6% vs February 2025 (91,137)

All published months together: 4,132,251

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India · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202559,810
  • Jan 202664,658
  • Feb 202670,531
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  • Jan 2026 is 4,848 (8.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10,721 (17.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 59,81064,65870,531
Total59,81064,65870,531
Total visas issued
64,658
Latest 12 months · India · B1/B2 · January
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B264,658
  2. C1/D3,033
  3. L21,501
  4. H1B1,422
  5. L11,316
  6. F1896

India · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025940,026
  • 2026135,189
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January91,09664,658 -29.0%
February91,13770,531 -22.6%
March96,982––
April91,646––
May90,805––
June66,103––
July81,033––
August61,644––
September70,903––
October75,035––
November63,832––
December59,810––

When is it busy? India · B1/B2

Busiest month: March (14.4% of a typical year). Quietest: July (5.0%). 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 · B1/B2: 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 '1845,385
Nov '1839,898
Dec '1835,266
Jan '1946,176
Feb '1951,837
Mar '1964,695
Apr '1958,728
May '1959,806
Jun '1945,356
Jul '1945,203
Aug '1947,287
Sep '1952,608
Oct '1950,678
Nov '1940,983
Dec '1938,074
Jan '2052,662
Feb '2057,814
Mar '2034,452
Apr '2064
May '20217
Jun '20131
Jul '20174
Aug '20316
Sep '202,325
Oct '203,961
Nov '203,845
Dec '203,734
Jan '213,804
Feb '2111,191
Mar '2117,985
Apr '2111,931
May '211,191
Jun '211,280
Jul '211,280
Aug '211,479
Sep '211,817
Oct '212,664
Nov '213,914
Dec '215,542
Jan '2217,208
Feb '2219,308
Mar '2233,311
Apr '2227,430
May '2231,798
Jun '2231,391
Jul '2222,270
Aug '2225,865
Sep '2244,036
Oct '2246,249
Nov '2249,941
Dec '2242,148
Jan '2372,819
Feb '2387,155
Mar '2394,218
Apr '2350,525
May '2372,877
Jun '2346,184
Jul '2342,167
Aug '2349,652
Sep '2382,368
Oct '2388,577
Nov '2378,469
Dec '2349,013
Jan '2474,571
Feb '2477,769
Mar '2490,642
Apr '24101,346
May '2495,589
Jun '2450,978
Jul '2454,913
Aug '2459,160
Sep '2478,389
Oct '2486,843
Nov '2463,869
Dec '2472,235
Jan '2591,096
Feb '2591,137
Mar '2596,982
Apr '2591,646
May '2590,805
Jun '2566,103
Jul '2581,033
Aug '2561,644
Sep '2570,903
Oct '2575,035
Nov '2563,832
Dec '2559,810
Jan '2664,658
Feb '2670,531