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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 FY2021 by Nationality · Visa Status

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Fiscal years › FY2021

Fiscal year 2021

Visas issued in FY2021

2,792,083 visas were issued between 1 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021, to people of 200 nationalities.

← FY2020 FY2022 →

Countries with the most visas

Mexico910,790
India276,506
China - Mainland108,646
Philippines91,151
Ecuador88,050
Dominican Republic75,278
Israel61,397
Colombia54,452
Peru53,812
Japan44,344

Top visa types

B1/B2814,957
BBBCC470,501
F1357,839
H2A257,898
C1/D158,018
J1129,662
H2B95,053
H1B61,569
H455,444
A247,027
BBBCV42,388
E233,129

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

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