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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Nepal
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Nepal, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Nepal · February 2026

275

That is 748 fewer than in January 2026 (1,023) — -73.1%.

Quick view · February 2026

-73.1% vs January 2026 (1,023)-90.5% vs February 2025 (2,903)

All published months together: 220,499

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Temporary workers	106	75	+41.3%+31
Diplomats and international organizations	54	40	+35.0%+14
Students	42	63	-33.3%−21
Visitors	27	808	-96.7%−781
Transit and crew	26	20	+30.0%+6
Exchange visitors	18	6	+200.0%+12
Fiancé(e)s and their children	2	11	-81.8%−9

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
H1B	40	26	+53.8%+14
G4	35	21	+66.7%+14
H4	29	15	+93.3%+14
B1/B2	26	808	-96.8%−782
F2	23	19	+21.1%+4
C1/D	22	19	+15.8%+3
F1	18	44	-59.1%−26
J1	17	5

Nepal: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202522,980
20261,298

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	3,255	1,023	-68.6%
February	2,903	275	-90.5%
March	2,608	–	–
April	2,343	–	–
May	2,091	–	–
June	1,660	–	–
July	1,687	–	–
August	1,693	–	–
September	1,215	–	–
October	1,264	–	–
November	1,108	–	–
December	1,153	–	–

When is it busy? Nepal

Busiest month: July (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Nepal: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	20,467
2018	20,376
2019	21,750
2020	6,632
2021	15,313
2022	31,533
2023	41,059
2024	39,091
2025	22,980
2026 partial	1,298

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,153	1,023	275
Total	1,153	1,023	275

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Nepal: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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