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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nationals of Bangladesh were issued 2,016 U.S. nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, down 44% on September 2024 (3,621), the 45th largest nationality of 203 in the month's table.
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 48,094 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh in FY2024, 0.4% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 36th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 47,608 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 1,541, F2 (spouse or child of F1) with 141 and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 78. 2,095 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Bangladesh in the same month, led by IR5 (772) and F4 (707).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Bangladesh was 61.45% in FY2025, above the Asia median of 25.20%; it was 46.09% in FY2024. The rate covers B visas only and is the Department's own calculation, counting each applicant once by their final status in the year.
Bangladesh does not appear in the Department's Diversity Visa selectee lists for the years on this site, which usually means its nationals were not eligible to enter.
The U.S. post in Bangladesh (Dhaka) issued 1,717 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the Asia region and the world
| Measure | Bangladesh | Asia (40 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 48,094 | 3,601,133 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 17,838 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 2,016 | 271,934 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -44% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 2,095 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 61.45% | 25.20% | 31.28% |
Fiscal-year rows are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly rows are the September 2025 report alone. Region and world refusal figures are medians across the nationalities listed in the Department's table for that year; regions follow the Report of the Visa Office grouping.
Visa classes, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued, FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 35,793 | 74.4% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 6,089 | 12.7% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2,201 | 4.6% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 957 | 2% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 606 | 1.3% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 371 | 0.8% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 367 | 0.8% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 267 | 0.6% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 242 | 0.5% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 178 | 0.4% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 171 | 0.4% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 152 | 0.3% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 151 | 0.3% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 90 | 0.2% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 80 | 0.2% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 61 | 0.1% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 51 | 0.1% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 36 | 0.1% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 35 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 32 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 21 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 18 | 0% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 17 | 0% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 15 | 0% |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 12 | 0% |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 11 | 0% |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 10 | 0% |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 10 | 0% |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 9 | 0% |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 5 | 0% |
From the Department's annual NIV detail table (nationality by class). Older symbol spellings in the table (B-1,2; H-1B) are shown in the current form.
Visa classes, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,541 | 76.4% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 141 | 7% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 78 | 3.9% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 51 | 2.5% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 48 | 2.4% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 38 | 1.9% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 21 | 1% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 0.8% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 11 | 0.5% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.5% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 10 | 0.5% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.4% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 0.4% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.4% |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 6 | 0.3% |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 4 | 0.2% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 1 | 0% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 772 | 36.8% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 707 | 33.7% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 512 | 24.4% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 57 | 2.7% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 15 | 0.7% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 0.4% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 7 | 0.3% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 7 | 0.3% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 0.2% |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0% |
Nonimmigrant issuances by fiscal year, Report of the Visa Office
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitors (B) | Students, exchange (F, M, J) | Temporary workers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 21,636 | 15,282 | 3,081 | 821 | — |
| FY2016 | 17,715 | 11,505 | 2,669 | 1,158 | -18% |
| FY2017 | 14,499 | 9,133 | 2,258 | 584 | -18% |
| FY2018 | 23,250 | 17,093 | 3,009 | 527 | +60% |
| FY2019 | 30,505 | 24,012 | 2,936 | 600 | +31% |
| FY2020 | 12,039 | 9,353 | 1,054 | 321 | -61% |
| FY2021 | 13,764 | 6,093 | 5,746 | 333 | +14% |
| FY2022 | 29,202 | 15,408 | 10,257 | 817 | +112% |
| FY2023 | 47,608 | 32,687 | 11,159 | 1,015 | +63% |
| FY2024 | 48,094 | 35,946 | 8,853 | 1,032 | +1% |
Fiscal years run October to September. Every row is the Department's final annual detail table for that year; the visitor, student and worker columns add the table's class columns within one year. No monthly reports are summed.
Adjusted B-visa refusal rate by fiscal year
Dark bar: Bangladesh. Grey bar: Asia median for the same year. The Department's rate covers B visas only; it counts each applicant once, in the status in which the fiscal year ended, so an applicant refused and later issued in the same year counts as an issuance. Source tables: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025.
U.S. posts in Bangladesh
- Dhaka: 1,717 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Bangladesh?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 61.45% in FY2025 against a Asia median of 25.20%. The Department publishes this rate only for B visas and only by nationality; it counts each applicant once, by the status in which the year ended.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Bangladesh last year?
48,094 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 2,016 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Bangladesh?
2,016 nonimmigrant visas, down 44% on September 2024 (3,621). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Bangladesh receive most?
B1/B2 (35,793), F1 (6,089), F2 (2,201), C1/D (957) and A2 (606) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Bangladesh have?
Bangladesh does not appear in the Diversity Visa selectee lists on this site.
Where do nationals of Bangladesh apply?
Dhaka is the U.S. post in Bangladesh. Nationals may also apply at posts elsewhere, subject to each post's rules, so the nationality figures on this page and the post figures are different counts.
Where does this data come from?
The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by nationality, the annual Report of the Visa Office detail tables, the annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables and the Diversity Visa selectee pages. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality and Visa Class; Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Foreign State of Chargeability or Place of Birth and Visa Class; Report of the Visa Office NIV detail tables (workbook); Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality; Diversity Visa selected entrants pages. All public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.