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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Canada
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.
In September 2025, 880 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Canada, the 69th largest count among 203 nationalities that month; that is down 18% on September 2024 (1,068).
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 11,782 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Canada in FY2024, 0.1% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 80th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 10,552 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were E2 (treaty investor, spouse or child) with 579, E1 (treaty trader, spouse or child) with 85 and K1 (fiance(e) of U.S. citizen) with 35. 175 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Canada in the same month, led by IR1 (65) and F3 (37).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Canada was 53.10% in FY2025, above the North America median of 38.12%; it was 56.35% 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.
Canada 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.
7 U.S. posts in Canada (Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Vancouver) issued 17,338 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the North America region and the world
| Measure | Canada | North America (22 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 11,782 | 3,215,329 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 16,925 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 880 | 251,623 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -18% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 175 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 53.10% | 38.12% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 6,747 | 57.3% |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1,177 | 10% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 711 | 6% |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 641 | 5.4% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 479 | 4.1% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 242 | 2.1% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 230 | 2% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 229 | 1.9% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 210 | 1.8% |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 197 | 1.7% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 108 | 0.9% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 101 | 0.9% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 80 | 0.7% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 54 | 0.5% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 46 | 0.4% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 46 | 0.4% |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 42 | 0.4% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 40 | 0.3% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 38 | 0.3% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 36 | 0.3% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 33 | 0.3% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 33 | 0.3% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 30 | 0.3% |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 28 | 0.2% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 25 | 0.2% |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 21 | 0.2% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 19 | 0.2% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 18 | 0.2% |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 16 | 0.1% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 14 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 579 | 65.8% |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 85 | 9.7% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 35 | 4% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 32 | 3.6% |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 29 | 3.3% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 21 | 2.4% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 1.6% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 14 | 1.6% |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 13 | 1.5% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 1.3% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.7% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 6 | 0.7% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 5 | 0.6% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 0.5% |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.5% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.3% |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 3 | 0.3% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.2% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.2% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2 | 0.2% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0.1% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 65 | 37.1% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 37 | 21.1% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 21 | 12% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 18 | 10.3% |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 7 | 4% |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 3.4% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 2.9% |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 5 | 2.9% |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 1.7% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 1.7% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.1% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.1% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.6% |
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 | 7,495 | 442 | 560 | 3,971 | — |
| FY2016 | 8,519 | 534 | 686 | 4,717 | +14% |
| FY2017 | 8,123 | 455 | 619 | 4,651 | -5% |
| FY2018 | 8,245 | 407 | 592 | 5,028 | +2% |
| FY2019 | 9,718 | 396 | 599 | 6,188 | +18% |
| FY2020 | 5,419 | 149 | 180 | 3,551 | -44% |
| FY2021 | 4,676 | 46 | 247 | 2,588 | -14% |
| FY2022 | 7,649 | 123 | 260 | 5,419 | +64% |
| FY2023 | 10,552 | 229 | 352 | 8,306 | +38% |
| FY2024 | 11,782 | 209 | 409 | 8,894 | +12% |
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: Canada. Grey bar: North America 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 Canada
- Calgary: 1,522 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Halifax: 341 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Montreal: 68 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Ottawa: 2,491 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Quebec: 87 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Toronto: 8,065 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Vancouver: 4,764 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 Canada?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 53.10% in FY2025 against a North America median of 38.12%. 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 Canada last year?
11,782 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 880 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Canada?
880 nonimmigrant visas, down 18% on September 2024 (1,068). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Canada receive most?
E2 (6,747), E1 (1,177), K1 (711), NATO2 (641) and G4 (479) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Canada have?
Canada does not appear in the Diversity Visa selectee lists on this site.
Where do nationals of Canada apply?
Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Vancouver are the U.S. posts in Canada. 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.