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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Vietnam
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, 12,407 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Vietnam, the 11th largest count among 203 nationalities that month; that is up 30% on September 2024 (9,528).
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 149,146 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Vietnam in FY2024, 1.4% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 11th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 133,781 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 11,183, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 376 and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 321. 3,085 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Vietnam in the same month, led by F4 (1,366) and IR5 (617).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Vietnam was 22.08% in FY2025, close to the Asia median of 25.20%; it was 22.12% 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.
Vietnam 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.
2 U.S. posts in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) issued 11,745 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the Asia region and the world
| Measure | Vietnam | Asia (40 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 149,146 | 3,601,133 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 17,838 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 12,407 | 271,934 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | +30% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 3,085 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 22.08% | 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 | 118,263 | 79.3% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 18,454 | 12.4% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2,705 | 1.8% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2,208 | 1.5% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,083 | 0.7% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 992 | 0.7% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 872 | 0.6% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 832 | 0.6% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 464 | 0.3% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 434 | 0.3% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 415 | 0.3% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 332 | 0.2% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 318 | 0.2% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 253 | 0.2% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 249 | 0.2% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 227 | 0.2% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 184 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 129 | 0.1% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 124 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 118 | 0.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 99 | 0.1% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 79 | 0.1% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 76 | 0.1% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 66 | 0% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 40 | 0% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 33 | 0% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 28 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 17 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 16 | 0% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 8 | 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 | 11,183 | 90.1% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 376 | 3% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 321 | 2.6% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 131 | 1.1% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 44 | 0.4% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 42 | 0.3% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 41 | 0.3% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 40 | 0.3% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 34 | 0.3% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 34 | 0.3% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 25 | 0.2% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 24 | 0.2% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 22 | 0.2% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 0.1% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 14 | 0.1% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.1% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 10 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.1% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 6 | 0% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1,366 | 44.3% |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 617 | 20% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 284 | 9.2% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 263 | 8.5% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 159 | 5.2% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 141 | 4.6% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 90 | 2.9% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 37 | 1.2% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 35 | 1.1% |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 26 | 0.8% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 26 | 0.8% |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 18 | 0.6% |
| AM | Vietnam Amerasian principal, spouse, child or natural mother (AM1, AM2, AM3) | 11 | 0.4% |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 0.2% |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.1% |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0% |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0% |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 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 | 107,205 | 81,603 | 19,600 | 1,401 | — |
| FY2016 | 111,785 | 87,389 | 17,701 | 1,448 | +4% |
| FY2017 | 128,233 | 101,905 | 18,855 | 1,696 | +15% |
| FY2018 | 130,885 | 105,818 | 17,779 | 1,590 | +2% |
| FY2019 | 139,540 | 113,657 | 18,221 | 1,729 | +7% |
| FY2020 | 67,906 | 56,993 | 6,412 | 850 | -51% |
| FY2021 | 36,212 | 26,181 | 7,216 | 352 | -47% |
| FY2022 | 96,674 | 77,830 | 13,508 | 1,550 | +167% |
| FY2023 | 133,781 | 111,183 | 15,950 | 1,820 | +38% |
| FY2024 | 149,146 | 119,373 | 19,972 | 2,354 | +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: Vietnam. 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 Vietnam
- Hanoi: 2,935 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Ho Chi Minh City: 8,810 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 Vietnam?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 22.08% 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 Vietnam last year?
149,146 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 12,407 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Vietnam?
12,407 nonimmigrant visas, up 30% on September 2024 (9,528). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Vietnam receive most?
B1/B2 (118,263), F1 (18,454), C1/D (2,705), K1 (2,208) and J1 (1,083) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Vietnam have?
Vietnam does not appear in the Diversity Visa selectee lists on this site.
Where do nationals of Vietnam apply?
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the U.S. posts in Vietnam. 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.