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    Immigrant visas at New Delhi

    In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at New Delhi for immediate relative cases from Oct 2026, family preference from Oct 2026 and employment from Oct 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 New Delhi

    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 New Delhi.

    Immediate relative

    October 2026

    update month

    Family-sponsored preference

    October 2026

    update month

    Employment-based preference

    October 2026

    update month

    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 New Delhi →

    Immigrant visas issued at New Delhi

    New Delhi issued 19 immigrant visas in February 2026, 46% fewer than February 2025 (35). 264 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 New Delhi each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.02040602023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202619
    Jan 202617
    Dec 202530
    Nov 202527
    Oct 202515
    Sep 202523
    Aug 202521
    Jul 202518
    Jun 202514
    May 202526
    Apr 202513
    Mar 202541
    Feb 202535
    Jan 202519
    Dec 202449
    Nov 202436
    Oct 202441
    Sep 202445
    Aug 202454
    Jul 202440
    Jun 202423
    May 202437
    Apr 202459
    Mar 202429
    Feb 202434
    Jan 202416
    Dec 202347
    Nov 202326
    Oct 202317
    Sep 202322
    Aug 202334
    Jul 202329
    Jun 202335
    May 202342
    Apr 202337
    Mar 202354
    Feb 202336
    Jan 202357
    Dec 202256
    Nov 202238
    Oct 202231
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IH31320180
    SQ30318
    GV10110
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen409
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen109
    GV2028
    SQ1018
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen007
    GV3067
    SQ2014
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years002
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen111
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen001

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

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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 New Delhi 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 New Delhi

    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.