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U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Totals

Fiscal Years 1987–2024 Β· Source: U.S. Department of State Table XV(B)

Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year

Grand total FY2020: 4,013,210 visas Β· showing 50 of 83 classes

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Visa Code Description Visas Issued % of Total Category Bar
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 2,164,021 53.9224% β€”
B1/B2/BCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 625,726 15.5917% β€”
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural services 213,394 5.3173% Worker
C1/D Combination transit/crew member (indiv. iss.) 161,076 4.0136% β€”
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing 124,983 3.1143% Worker
F1 Student (academic or language training program) 111,387 2.7755% β€”
J1 Exchange visitor 108,510 2.7038% Tricky
H4 Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H 66,323 1.6526% Dependent
H2B Temporary worker performing other services 61,865 1.5415% Worker
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family 48,358 1.2050% β€”
B1/B2/BCV Combination B1/B2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) 36,810 0.9172% β€”
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized 35,942 0.8956% Worker
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 35,710 0.8898% Dependent
E2 Treaty investor, spouse and children 23,493 0.5854% Tricky
B1 Temporary visitor for business 17,919 0.4465% Tricky
K1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 16,849 0.4198% β€”
J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 15,232 0.3795% β€”
TN United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 13,771 0.3431% Worker
G4 International organization officer or employee, and immediate family 13,749 0.3426% β€”
P1 Internationally recognized athlete or member of an 11,710 0.2918% Worker
F2 Spouse or child of F-1 student 9,818 0.2446% β€”
O1 Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education 8,838 0.2202% Worker
A1 Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family 7,106 0.1771% β€”
D Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) 6,597 0.1644% β€”
TD Spouse or child of TN 6,055 0.1509% Dependent
B2 Temporary visitor for pleasure 5,276 0.1315% β€”
C1 Person in transit 5,228 0.1303% β€”
NATO2 Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any 5,199 0.1295% β€”
G2 Other representative of recognized foreign member government 5,026 0.1252% β€”
I Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children 4,888 0.1218% β€”
M1 Vocational and other nonacademic student 3,928 0.0979% β€”
O2 Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic 3,919 0.0977% Worker
G1 Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member 3,754 0.0935% β€”
P3 Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program 3,585 0.0893% Worker
E1 Treaty trader, spouse and children 3,278 0.0817% Worker
E3 Australian specialty occupation professional 3,144 0.0783% Worker
O3 Spouse or child of O-1 or O 2,658 0.0662% Dependent
K2 Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 2,460 0.0613% β€”
C3 Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant 2,355 0.0587% β€”
E3D Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional 2,267 0.0565% Dependent
E3R Returning Australian specialty occupation professional 1,775 0.0442% Worker
R1 Person in a religious occupation 1,732 0.0432% Worker
H1B1 Free Trade Agreement Professional 1,083 0.0270% Worker
CW1 Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional 975 0.0243% Worker
P4 Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P 968 0.0241% Dependent
Q1 Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program 755 0.0188% Worker
R2 Spouse or child of R 667 0.0166% Dependent
U3 Child of U 544 0.0136% β€”
H3 Trainee 475 0.0118% Worker
NATO6 the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents 437 0.0109% β€”