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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 FY2018 by Nationality · Visa Status

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Fiscal years › FY2018

Fiscal year 2018

Visas issued in FY2018

9,028,026 visas were issued between 1 Oct 2017 to 30 Sep 2018, to people of 200 nationalities.

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Countries with the most visas

China - Mainland1,464,810
Mexico1,372,420
India1,006,802
Brazil641,820
Argentina341,282
Philippines238,684
Colombia235,410
Israel186,461
Ecuador164,651
Nigeria143,783

Top visa types

B1/B25,708,278
BBBCC962,888
F1362,929
J1342,639
C1/D288,957
H2A196,409
H1B179,660
H4130,814
A2103,134
H2B83,774
L278,711
L174,388

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

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