Official DOS data · Monthly
U.S. visa issuances by month
In February 2026, the State Department issued 677,910 nonimmigrant visas and 26,483 immigrant visas worldwide, according to its monthly issuance reports. February 2026 was the latest month listed when we retrieved the reports on October 15, 2026.
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
Nonimmigrant visas, Feb 2026
677,910
26% fewer than February 2025 (914,989).
Immigrant visas, Feb 2026
26,483
48% fewer than February 2025 (51,058).
Nonimmigrant visas issued each month
Monthly figures
| Month | Visas issued |
|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 677,910 |
| Jan 2026 | 692,319 |
| Dec 2025 | 673,954 |
| Nov 2025 | 640,219 |
| Oct 2025 | 814,846 |
| Sep 2025 | 823,557 |
| Aug 2025 | 842,878 |
| Jul 2025 | 823,304 |
| Jun 2025 | 776,959 |
| May 2025 | 897,937 |
| Apr 2025 | 993,250 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,006,227 |
| Feb 2025 | 914,989 |
| Jan 2025 | 954,595 |
| Dec 2024 | 884,739 |
| Nov 2024 | 811,088 |
| Oct 2024 | 977,715 |
| Sep 2024 | 925,157 |
| Aug 2024 | 931,915 |
| Jul 2024 | 960,883 |
| Jun 2024 | 883,594 |
| May 2024 | 1,070,656 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,054,900 |
| Mar 2024 | 962,731 |
| Feb 2024 | 861,383 |
| Jan 2024 | 875,162 |
| Dec 2023 | 755,973 |
| Nov 2023 | 815,973 |
| Oct 2023 | 885,241 |
| Sep 2023 | 849,400 |
| Aug 2023 | 938,911 |
| Jul 2023 | 861,186 |
| Jun 2023 | 955,094 |
| May 2023 | 1,013,283 |
| Apr 2023 | 850,597 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,109,079 |
| Feb 2023 | 853,572 |
| Jan 2023 | 842,689 |
| Dec 2022 | 747,686 |
| Nov 2022 | 739,257 |
| Oct 2022 | 704,734 |
Immigrant visas issued each month
Monthly figures
| Month | Visas issued |
|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 26,483 |
| Jan 2026 | 34,599 |
| Dec 2025 | 46,478 |
| Nov 2025 | 42,720 |
| Oct 2025 | 52,400 |
| Sep 2025 | 45,966 |
| Aug 2025 | 44,122 |
| Jul 2025 | 45,320 |
| Jun 2025 | 43,353 |
| May 2025 | 46,751 |
| Apr 2025 | 48,193 |
| Mar 2025 | 51,574 |
| Feb 2025 | 51,058 |
| Jan 2025 | 54,288 |
| Dec 2024 | 50,944 |
| Nov 2024 | 49,612 |
| Oct 2024 | 62,832 |
| Sep 2024 | 57,983 |
| Aug 2024 | 62,077 |
| Jul 2024 | 62,167 |
| Jun 2024 | 52,411 |
| May 2024 | 58,778 |
| Apr 2024 | 57,383 |
| Mar 2024 | 53,633 |
| Feb 2024 | 51,563 |
| Jan 2024 | 50,517 |
| Dec 2023 | 46,279 |
| Nov 2023 | 45,437 |
| Oct 2023 | 46,695 |
| Sep 2023 | 40,799 |
| Aug 2023 | 49,208 |
| Jul 2023 | 48,139 |
| Jun 2023 | 51,901 |
| May 2023 | 57,068 |
| Apr 2023 | 49,640 |
| Mar 2023 | 64,714 |
| Feb 2023 | 46,951 |
| Jan 2023 | 44,495 |
| Dec 2022 | 45,945 |
| Nov 2022 | 45,577 |
| Oct 2022 | 44,750 |
February in each year on file
Issuances rise and fall with the seasons, so a month is best compared with the same month in other years.
| Month | Nonimmigrant visas | Immigrant visas |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 677,910 | 26,483 |
| February 2025 | 914,989 | 51,058 |
| February 2024 | 861,383 | 51,563 |
| February 2023 | 853,572 | 46,951 |
Most visas by nationality, Feb 2026
Counted by the applicant's nationality for nonimmigrant visas, and by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth for immigrant visas.
Nonimmigrant visas
- 1.Mexico175,345
- 2.India81,050
- 3.China (mainland)61,525
- 4.Brazil45,437
- 5.Colombia38,664
- 6.Argentina23,785
- 7.Philippines17,343
- 8.Türkiye16,314
- 9.Ecuador13,543
- 10.Dominican Republic11,720
nonimmigrant visas issued
Immigrant visas
- 1.Mexico7,346
- 2.Dominican Republic4,143
- 3.Philippines3,335
- 4.India2,115
- 5.Vietnam1,622
- 6.China (mainland)1,483
- 7.El Salvador980
- 8.Kenya493
- 9.Ecuador464
- 10.Canada459
immigrant visas issued
Most visas by issuing post, Feb 2026
Counted where the visa was issued. This is a separate State Department report, not a breakdown of the nationality figures above.
Nonimmigrant visas
- 1.Mexico City, Mexico48,873
- 2.Monterrey, Mexico42,986
- 3.Bogota, Colombia36,906
- 4.Guadalajara, Mexico28,519
- 5.Buenos Aires, Argentina23,514
- 6.Tijuana, Mexico19,426
- 7.Sao Paulo, Brazil18,950
- 8.Mumbai, India17,240
- 9.New Delhi, India16,399
- 10.Manila, Philippines15,493
nonimmigrant visas issued
Immigrant visas
- 1.Ciudad Juarez, Mexico7,353
- 2.Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic4,134
- 3.Manila, Philippines2,967
- 4.Mumbai, India1,822
- 5.Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1,583
- 6.Guangzhou, China1,401
- 7.Montreal, Canada1,131
- 8.San Salvador, El Salvador972
- 9.Nairobi, Kenya477
- 10.Guayaquil, Ecuador461
immigrant visas issued
Every nationality
189 nationalities received visas in at least 10 of the past 12 months, and at least 120 over the year. The rest are in the download.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- The Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British National (Overseas) passport
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China (mainland)
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong SAR
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestinian Authority travel document
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Every issuing post
215 embassies and consulates issued visas in at least 10 of the past 12 months, and at least 120 over the year. They are grouped by country.
- Albania
- Tirana
- Algeria
- Algiers
- Angola
- Luanda
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Armenia
- Yerevan
- Austria
- Vienna
- Azerbaijan
- Baku
- Bahamas
- Nassau
- Bahrain
- Manama
- Bangladesh
- Dhaka
- Barbados
- Bridgetown
- Belgium
- Brussels
- Belize
- Belmopan
- Benin
- Cotonou
- Bermuda
- Hamilton
- Bolivia
- La Paz
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sarajevo
- Botswana
- Gaborone
- Brazil
- Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo
- Brunei
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Bulgaria
- Sofia
- Burkina Faso
- Ouagadougou
- Burundi
- Bujumbura
- Cabo Verde
- Praia
- Cambodia
- Phnom Penh
- Cameroon
- Yaounde
- Chad
- N'Djamena
- Chile
- Santiago
- Colombia
- Bogota
- Costa Rica
- San Jose
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Abidjan
- Croatia
- Zagreb
- Cuba
- Havana
- Curaçao
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Nicosia
- Czechia
- Prague
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kinshasa
- Denmark
- Copenhagen
- Djibouti
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo
- Egypt
- Cairo
- El Salvador
- San Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malabo
- Estonia
- Tallinn
- Eswatini
- Mbabane
- Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa
- Fiji
- Suva
- Finland
- Helsinki
- France
- Paris
- Gabon
- Libreville
- Gambia
- Banjul
- Georgia
- Tbilisi
- Ghana
- Accra
- Greece
- Athens
- Guatemala
- Guatemala City
- Guinea
- Conakry
- Guyana
- Georgetown
- Haiti
- Port-au-Prince
- Honduras
- Tegucigalpa
- Hong Kong SAR
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Budapest
- Iceland
- Reykjavik
- Ireland
- Dublin
- Jamaica
- Kingston
- Japan
- Naha, Osaka/Kobe, Tokyo
- Jordan
- Amman
- Kenya
- Nairobi
- Kosovo
- Pristina
- Kuwait
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Bishkek
- Laos
- Vientiane
- Latvia
- Riga
- Lebanon
- Beirut
- Lesotho
- Maseru
- Liberia
- Monrovia
- Lithuania
- Vilnius
- Luxembourg
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Antananarivo
- Malawi
- Lilongwe
- Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur
- Mali
- Bamako
- Malta
- Valletta
- Marshall Islands
- Majuro
- Mauritania
- Nouakchott
- Mauritius
- Port Louis
- Mexico
- Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Merida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana
- Micronesia
- Kolonia
- Moldova
- Chisinau
- Mongolia
- Ulaanbaatar
- Montenegro
- Podgorica
- Morocco
- Casablanca
- Mozambique
- Maputo
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Rangoon
- Namibia
- Windhoek
- Nepal
- Kathmandu
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam
- New Zealand
- Auckland
- Nicaragua
- Managua
- Niger
- Niamey
- North Macedonia
- Skopje
- Norway
- Oslo
- Oman
- Muscat
- Palau
- Koror
- Panama
- Panama City
- Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby
- Paraguay
- Asuncion
- Peru
- Lima
- Philippines
- Manila
- Portugal
- Lisbon
- Qatar
- Doha
- Republic of the Congo
- Brazzaville
- Romania
- Bucharest
- Russia
- Moscow
- Rwanda
- Kigali
- Samoa
- Apia
- Senegal
- Dakar
- Serbia
- Belgrade
- Sierra Leone
- Freetown
- Singapore
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Bratislava
- Slovenia
- Ljubljana
- South Africa
- Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
- South Korea
- Seoul
- Spain
- Madrid
- Sri Lanka
- Colombo
- Suriname
- Paramaribo
- Sweden
- Stockholm
- Switzerland
- Bern
- Taiwan
- Taipei
- Tajikistan
- Dushanbe
- Tanzania
- Dar Es Salaam
- Thailand
- Bangkok, Chiang Mai
- Timor-Leste
- Dili
- Togo
- Lome
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Port of Spain
- Tunisia
- Tunis
- Turkmenistan
- Ashgabat
- Uganda
- Kampala
- Ukraine
- Kyiv
- Uruguay
- Montevideo
- Uzbekistan
- Tashkent
- Vietnam
- Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Zambia
- Lusaka
- Zimbabwe
- Harare
How to read these counts
Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.
Nonimmigrant visas are counted by the applicant's nationality. Immigrant visas are counted by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth, which can differ from nationality.
A post's count is where the visas were issued. Applicants of any nationality can apply at a post, so these counts do not show how many visas went to people from the post's country.
The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.
Cite this data
Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Nationality, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-nationality
Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.