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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Singapore
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, 743 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Singapore, the 77th largest count among 203 nationalities that month; that is up 17% on September 2024 (634).
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 10,052 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Singapore in FY2024, 0.1% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 87th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 11,244 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 378, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 118 and H1B1 (free Trade Agreement professional) with 59. 17 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Singapore in the same month, led by F1 (4) and IR2 (3).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Singapore was 18.64% in FY2025, below the Asia median of 25.20%; it was 10.40% 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.
In the Diversity Visa program, 6 entrants chargeable to Singapore were selected for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees that year; the count was 11 for DV-2025. Selection is not a visa; the Department's pages explain that selectees must still qualify and that more are selected than there are visas.
The U.S. post in Singapore (Singapore) issued 2,335 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the Asia region and the world
| Measure | Singapore | Asia (40 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 10,052 | 3,601,133 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 17,838 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 743 | 271,934 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | +17% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 17 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 18.64% | 25.20% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 6 | — | 129,516 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,858 | 18.5% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1,760 | 17.5% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,732 | 17.2% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 979 | 9.7% |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 939 | 9.3% |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 723 | 7.2% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 477 | 4.7% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 360 | 3.6% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 316 | 3.1% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 220 | 2.2% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 79 | 0.8% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 77 | 0.8% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 73 | 0.7% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 63 | 0.6% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 61 | 0.6% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 51 | 0.5% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 49 | 0.5% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 39 | 0.4% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 34 | 0.3% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 27 | 0.3% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 24 | 0.2% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 20 | 0.2% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 19 | 0.2% |
| H3 | Trainee | 14 | 0.1% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 10 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 8 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 5 | 0% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 378 | 50.9% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 118 | 15.9% |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 59 | 7.9% |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 49 | 6.6% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 31 | 4.2% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 3.4% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 17 | 2.3% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 1.9% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 1.2% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 1.1% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 8 | 1.1% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.7% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.7% |
| H3 | Trainee | 4 | 0.5% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.4% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.3% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.3% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.3% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0.1% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0.1% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 23.5% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 17.6% |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 11.8% |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 11.8% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 5.9% |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 5.9% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 5.9% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 5.9% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 5.9% |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 5.9% |
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 | 11,958 | 584 | 3,549 | 2,033 | — |
| FY2016 | 12,391 | 796 | 3,296 | 2,129 | +4% |
| FY2017 | 11,349 | 821 | 3,175 | 2,289 | -8% |
| FY2018 | 10,494 | 713 | 3,114 | 2,338 | -8% |
| FY2019 | 10,091 | 666 | 3,132 | 2,403 | -4% |
| FY2020 | 4,966 | 371 | 1,217 | 1,362 | -51% |
| FY2021 | 6,360 | 297 | 1,516 | 1,159 | +28% |
| FY2022 | 9,786 | 662 | 2,883 | 2,651 | +54% |
| FY2023 | 11,244 | 670 | 3,056 | 2,582 | +15% |
| FY2024 | 10,052 | 742 | 2,901 | 2,559 | -11% |
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: Singapore. 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.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Singapore | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2016 | 39 | 0% | 91,563 |
| DV-2017 | 20 | 0% | 83,910 |
| DV-2018 | 43 | 0% | 115,968 |
| DV-2019 | 27 | 0% | 87,610 |
| DV-2020 | 15 | 0% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 40 | 0% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 19 | 0% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 11 | 0% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 6 | 0% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 11 | 0% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 6 | 0% | 129,516 |
Counts of selected entrants as published on the Department's "selected entrants" pages; no names are published or held. Selection is not a visa: the Department selects more entrants than visas available, and DV visas are issued only to selectees who qualify before the program year ends.
U.S. posts in Singapore
- Singapore: 2,335 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 Singapore?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 18.64% 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 Singapore last year?
10,052 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 743 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Singapore?
743 nonimmigrant visas, up 17% on September 2024 (634). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Singapore receive most?
C1/D (1,858), A2 (1,760), F1 (1,732), J1 (979) and H1B1 (939) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Singapore have?
6 for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 19, DV-2023 11, DV-2024 6, DV-2025 11. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Singapore apply?
Singapore is the U.S. post in Singapore. 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.