By fiscal year
818,727 visas were issued to people of China - Mainland in FY2024. A fiscal year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
| Fiscal year | All visas | B1/B2 | F1 | J1 | H1B | B1 |
|---|
Visas issued are not approval rates. Source: U.S. Department of State. Unofficial site.
| FY2024 | 818,727 | 645,977 | 82,654 | 14,297 | 31,735 | 3,101 |
| FY2023 | 417,008 | 267,027 | 85,950 | 10,609 | 23,482 | 1,472 |
| FY2022 | 161,189 | 68,869 | 61,894 | 6,818 | 6,070 | 1,218 |
| FY2021 | 108,646 | 2,028 | 90,310 | 3,048 | 2,357 | 100 |
| FY2020 | 316,450 | 258,409 | 14,436 | 8,356 | 14,600 | 134 |
| FY2019 | 1,255,992 | 1,019,907 | 105,775 | 39,920 | 28,483 | 449 |
| FY2018 | 1,464,810 | 1,241,879 | 98,904 | 39,010 | 27,482 | 435 |
| FY2017 | 1,689,893 | 1,452,834 | 112,817 | 39,038 | 22,993 | 404 |
| FY2016 | 2,264,412 | 1,989,925 | 148,016 | 38,606 | 21,657 | 380 |
| FY2015 | 2,626,584 | 2,227,670 | 274,460 | 38,928 | 18,306 | 384 |
The five visa types with the most visas over all years are shown. “–” means none were issued.