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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 FY2020 by Nationality · Visa Status

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Fiscal years › FY2020

Fiscal year 2020

Visas issued in FY2020

4,013,210 visas were issued between 1 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020, to people of 200 nationalities.

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Countries with the most visas

Mexico960,095
India499,213
China - Mainland316,450
Brazil242,211
Philippines121,687
Colombia97,238
Argentina91,094
Ecuador88,253
Russia85,290
Israel81,296

Top visa types

B1/B22,164,021
BBBCC625,726
H2A213,394
C1/D161,076
H1B124,983
F1111,387
J1108,510
H466,323
H2B61,865
A248,358
BBBCV36,810
L135,942

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

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