Can I get a U.S. visa?
2,199,617 U.S. visas were issued to people from Mexico in the last 12 months, mostly BBBCC (border crossing card – mexico), H2A (temporary agricultural worker), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
2,199,617 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Mexico · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 79% of visitor (B) visa applications from Mexico were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Nogales. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Guadalajara. All embassies in Mexico.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 2,199,617 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Mexico in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them BBBCC (border crossing card – mexico), H2A (temporary agricultural worker), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Mexico was about 21.36% in FY2025, so about 79% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Mexico (Nogales), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Guadalajara). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.