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Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics

Hot Topics

• Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV) Issuances
• Please see Report of the Visa Office 2017 for more nonimmigrant visa statistics

Multi-Year Reports

• Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas Issued at Foreign Service Posts: Fiscal Years 2013 - 2017
• Classes of Nonimmigrants Issued Visas (Including Border Crossing Cards): Fiscal Years 2013 - 2017
• Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Classification (Including Border Crossing Cards): Fiscal Years 2013 - 2017
• Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office (Including Border Crossing Cards): Fiscal Years 2008 - 2017
• Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality (Including Border Crossing Cards): Fiscal Years 2008-2017

For multi-year reports, please select a Report of the Visa Office.

Nonimmigrant Worldwide Issuance and Refusal Data by Visa Category

• FY2017 NIV Workload by Visa Category
• FY2016 NIV Workload by Visa Category
• FY2015 NIV Workload by Visa Category
• FY2014 NIV Workload by Visa Category
• FY2013 NIV Workload by Visa Category

Nonimmigrant B Visa Adjusted Refusal Rates by Nationality

• Multi-Year B Visa Adjusted Refusal Rates by Nationality (FY2006-FY2017)

Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Visa Class and by Nationality

FY 2017 data are preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically significant.

• FY1997-2017 NIV Detail Table   (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2017 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2016 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2015 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2014 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2013 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2012 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2011 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2010 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2009 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2008 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2007 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2006 NIV Detail Table (PDF)  (Excel spreadsheet)
• FY2005 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2004 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2003 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2002 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2001 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2000 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY1999 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY1998 NIV Detail Table (PDF)
• FY1997 NIV Detail Table (PDF)

Nonimmigrant Visas by Individual Class of Admission (e.g. A1, A2, etc.)*

• FY1987-1991 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY1992-1996 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY1997-2001 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2002-2006 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2003-2007 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2004-2008 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2005-2009 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2006-2010 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2007-2011 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2008-2012 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2009-2013 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2010-2014 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2011-2015 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2012-2016 Detail Table (PDF)
• FY2013-2017 Detail Table (PDF)

*The general table for classes of non-immigrants issued visas is provided in the annual Report of the Visa Office. It is listed as Table XVI (A) “Classes of Nonimmigrants Issued Visas (Including Crewlist Visas and Border Crossing Cards).

Visa Policy Updates

From time to time, the Visa Office transmits policy guidance to U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world, with selections listed on this webpage. Following government website best practices, we’ve streamlined the formatting of these updates.

2018

• 18 STATE 942 Update to 9 FAM 403.9-4 Validity of Nonimmigrant Visas  (74 KB)
  
• 18 STATE 3508 Revisions to 9 FAM 402.3-9: A-3, C-3, G-5, NATO-7 Visa Applicants  (14.3 KB)
  
• 18 STATE 942 Update to 9 FAM 302.8 Public Charge - INA 212(A)(4)  (76 KB)
  

2017

• 17 STATE 6984 Permitting Direct Sibling-to-sibling and Half-Sibling DNA Testing as Evidence of Relationship  (14.3 KB)
  
• 17 STATE 33754 Addition of the European Union Laissez-Passer as Valid Travel Document  (81.0 KB)
  
• 17 STATE 95090 Change to INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) and Introduction of 90 Day Rule  (61.1 KB)

2016

• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for South Africa (11/2016)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Sudan (10/2016)
• Extension of Conrad State 30 Program, Non-minister Special Immigrant Religious Workers, and EB-5 Regional Center Immigrant Investor Program Authorities (10/2016)
• New Eyeglasses Policy for Visa and Passport Photographs (09/2016)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Slovenia (09/2016)
• 2018 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2018) (09/2016)
• Expiration of the Extension of Conrad 30 Visa, Non-minister Special Immigrant Religious Workers, EB-5, etc. (09/2016)
• New Gonorrhea Testing Requirements (08/2016)
• Application Filing Dates for Immigrant Visa Applicants Chargeable to the Numerically Limited Categories (07/2016)
• Updates to 9 FAM 402.10-4(E) - Guidance on Implementing the H-2B Returning Worker Program (03/2016)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Mexico (01/2016)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Cuba (01/2016)

2015

• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Slovakia (12/2015)
• New Guidance on H-1B Adjudications Involving Changes in Place of Employment (11/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Slovakia (11/2015)
• 9 FAM Update on Personal/Domestic Employees of U.S. Citizens on Temporary Assignment in the United States (11/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Malawi (10/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Ukraine (10/2015)
• 2017 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2017) (09/2015)
• Expiration of Non-Minister Special Immigrant Religious Workers and Conrad 30 Visa Program Authorities (09/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for the Netherlands (09/2015)
• Spanish Language Immigrant Visa Information on Travel.State.Gov (09/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Mauritania (09/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Kenya (09/2015)
• 9 FAM Update - New I-20 and DS-2019 Forms (08/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Croatia (05/2015)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Kyrgyzstan (04/2015)
• Update to 9 FAM 40.103 International Child Abduction (04/2015)
• Worldwide Deployment of New USCIS Form I-407, Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status (03/2015)
• Revised Form I-600 and Form I-600A (03/2015)
• 2015 Poverty Guidelines for Immigrant Visa Processing (03/2015)
• CDC Revisions to Visa Medical Examinations (02/2015)

2014

• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Armenia (12/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Brazil (12/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Albania (12/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for China (11/2014)
• National Visa Center No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents (11/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Belarus (07/2014)
• DS-260 Rollout for DV-2015 Diversity Visa Program (05/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Ukraine (04/2014)
• Corrected Copy: Revised Reciprocity Fee Schedule for Kazakhstan (03/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Fee Schedule for Kazakhstan (03/2014)
• Waiver of Visa Fees for 2014 Special Olympics Summer Games Invitational, Los Angeles, CA and 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Los Angeles, CA (03/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for China (02/2014)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Mauritania (02/2014)
• Policy Change Related to Children Born Abroad Through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) (01/2014)

Archive Year

• Using DS-160 for K Visa Applications (10/2013)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for China (09/2013)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Armenia (09/2013)
• 2015 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (09/2013)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Turkmenistan (09/2013)
• Next Steps on DOMA - Guidance for Posts (08/2013)
• Supplemental Guidance for Processing I-601a Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers (08/2013)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Kazakhstan (08/2013)
• Revised Reciprocity Schedule for Cuba (07/2013)
• Clarification on L Fees and Reciprocity Fees (07/2013)
• T and U Visa Changes (06/2013)