Which does the U.S. issue more, BBBCC or H4 visas?

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BBBCC vs H4: U.S. visas issued

Updated: February 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State, visa statistics · Unofficial

In the 12 months from March 2025 to February 2026, 1,708,066 BBBCC visas were issued, compared with 111,067 H4 visas. BBBCC received about 15.4 times as many as H4. These count visas issued, not approval rates.

Month	BBBCC visas	H4 visas
February 2026	135,649	2,360
January 2026	128,124	2,706
December 2025	110,919	5,693
November 2025	107,560	6,488
October 2025	147,685	6,602
September 2025	149,591	7,324

Source numbers: visas BBBCC and H4, State Department monthly reports. Recent months can be revised.

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