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Immigrant visas at Mumbai

In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at Mumbai for immediate relative cases from Mar 2026, family preference from Feb 2025 and employment from Apr 2026, counting from the month a case became documentarily complete.

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Immigrant visa interview scheduling at Mumbai

In its October 7, 2026 update, the State Department listed the month a case had to become documentarily complete for the National Visa Center (NVC) to be scheduling its interview at Mumbai.

Immediate relative

March 2026

7 months behind

Family-sponsored preference

February 2025

20 months behind

Employment-based preference

April 2026

6 months behind

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Earlier scheduling months at Mumbai →

Immigrant visas issued at Mumbai

Mumbai issued 1,822 immigrant visas in February 2026, 14% fewer than February 2025 (2,122). 18,639 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers family, employment and diversity immigrant visas.

Immigrant visas issued at Mumbai each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01k2k3k4k2023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 20261,822
Jan 20261,245
Dec 20251,257
Nov 20251,612
Oct 20251,999
Sep 20251,678
Aug 20251,458
Jul 20251,423
Jun 20251,267
May 20251,585
Apr 20251,436
Mar 20251,857
Feb 20252,122
Jan 20252,434
Dec 20242,218
Nov 20242,107
Oct 20242,986
Sep 20241,821
Aug 20242,141
Jul 20243,000
Jun 20242,102
May 20242,243
Apr 20242,067
Mar 20242,003
Feb 20242,230
Jan 20242,262
Dec 20231,954
Nov 20232,358
Oct 20232,126
Sep 20232,772
Aug 20232,386
Jul 20231,725
Jun 20232,942
May 20233,078
Apr 20232,451
Mar 20233,151
Feb 20232,493
Jan 20232,653
Dec 20222,890
Nov 20222,653
Oct 20222,420
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen6967065,105
IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen3845765,097
F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen2012993,293
IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen1671791,703
CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years6590995
I53482501
IR2Child of a U.S. citizen2032430
E1Employment-based, priority worker14027217
F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident422213
FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit315200
F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen1010168
DVDiversity visa08124
E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional930122
F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident511105
E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability41578
T534363
RR32241
SD71134
RR12230
CR20321
SB13018
RR20117
EWEmployment-based, other worker0013
IB10012
RH3119
RH1217
RH2116
GV3025
IW024
GV1003
GV2011
NH1001
NH2001
NH3001
SU001

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What CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa applicants report being asked

These figures come from 285 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Mumbai alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

54%

Relationship questions

In about 150 reports

46%

How did you meet

In about 130 reports

24%

Identity verification

In about 70 reports

Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa finding →

Other visas at Mumbai

Where these figures come from

The State Department publishes each of these separately, on its own schedule. We show each one with its own date and never add figures from one to another.