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Visa issuance numbers, appointment wait times and the Visa Bulletin come from the U.S. Department of State (issuance reports, wait times, Visa Bulletin). Green card numbers come from the Department of Homeland Security (Office of Homeland Security Statistics). Issuance counts are not approval rates, and monthly figures are preliminary. This site is not legal or immigration advice and is not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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U.S. Visas Issued in FY2017 by Nationality · Visa Status

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Fiscal years › FY2017

Fiscal year 2017

Visas issued in FY2017

9,681,913 visas were issued between 1 Oct 2016 to 30 Sep 2017, to people of 200 nationalities.

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Countries with the most visas

China - Mainland1,689,893
Mexico1,385,744
India1,009,332
Brazil579,210
Argentina366,992
Colombia355,777
Philippines234,972
Dominican Republic204,972
Russia204,136
Israel179,007

Top visa types

B1/B26,276,851
BBBCC1,030,460
F1393,573
J1343,811
C1/D293,285
H1B179,049
H2A161,583
H4136,393
A298,849
L285,254
H2B83,600
L178,178

Visas issued are not approval rates. Source: U.S. Department of State. Unofficial site.

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