Months › July 2019
July 2019 · all posts · fiscal year 2019
U.S. visa issuances in July 2019 222 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances +4% on Jun 2019
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.
U.S. posts issued 810,378 nonimmigrant visas in July 2019, about the same as the 782,583 of the previous month and -8% against the same month a year earlier (884,357).
39,568 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 42,405 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Mexico City (47,184), Shanghai (39,240) and Guangzhou (28,602); 222 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 55.1%, F1 at 10.7% and BBBCC at 10.5% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
810,378 nonimmigrant visas -8% vs Jul 2018
39,568 immigrant visas -7% vs a year earlier
+4% vs Jun 2019 782,583 then
55.1% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Jul 2019 0 444,225 888,450 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Aug 2017 Nov 2017 Feb 2018 May 2018 Aug 2018 Nov 2018 Feb 2019 May 2019 Aug 2017: 832,637 (Visitors 626,202, Students and exchange visitors 80,087, Temporary workers 79,401, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,567, Transit and crew 26,885, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,495) Sep 2017: 652,056 (Visitors 518,262, Students and exchange visitors 28,629, Temporary workers 58,483, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,746, Transit and crew 26,821, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,115) Oct 2017: 636,534 (Visitors 511,561, Students and exchange visitors 25,499, Temporary workers 56,884, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,148, Transit and crew 25,715, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,727) Nov 2017: 635,861 (Visitors 495,471, Students and exchange visitors 37,860, Temporary workers 64,831, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,418, Transit and crew 24,201, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,080) Dec 2017: 650,100 (Visitors 483,453, Students and exchange visitors 55,662, Temporary workers 76,688, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9,157, Transit and crew 23,092, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,048) Jan 2018: 709,408 (Visitors 555,007, Students and exchange visitors 38,047, Temporary workers 75,810, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,718, Transit and crew 27,210, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,616) Feb 2018: 617,797 (Visitors 484,183, Students and exchange visitors 24,459, Temporary workers 70,236, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,231, Transit and crew 24,965, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,723) Mar 2018: 819,645 (Visitors 643,876, Students and exchange visitors 44,798, Temporary workers 85,250, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,922, Transit and crew 27,280, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,519) Apr 2018: 859,147 (Visitors 643,408, Students and exchange visitors 70,905, Temporary workers 101,082, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,029, Transit and crew 24,786, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,937) May 2018: 888,450 (Visitors 650,161, Students and exchange visitors 112,513, Temporary workers 80,051, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17,199, Transit and crew 25,225, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,301) Jun 2018: 882,279 (Visitors 624,514, Students and exchange visitors 128,895, Temporary workers 85,006, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,073, Transit and crew 24,665, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,126) Jul 2018: 884,357 (Visitors 613,653, Students and exchange visitors 141,304, Temporary workers 84,726, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,617, Transit and crew 26,095, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,962) Aug 2018: 824,176 (Visitors 618,184, Students and exchange visitors 75,488, Temporary workers 83,785, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,715, Transit and crew 27,830, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,174) Sep 2018: 620,175 (Visitors 488,328, Students and exchange visitors 26,025, Temporary workers 60,630, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,270, Transit and crew 24,130, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,792) Oct 2018: 699,265 (Visitors 564,123, Students and exchange visitors 26,875, Temporary workers 61,230, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,216, Transit and crew 29,744, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,077) Nov 2018: 634,246 (Visitors 489,433, Students and exchange visitors 38,840, Temporary workers 67,576, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,279, Transit and crew 24,329, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,789) Dec 2018: 605,652 (Visitors 444,233, Students and exchange visitors 52,715, Temporary workers 74,956, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,946, Transit and crew 22,110, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,692) Jan 2019: 685,917 (Visitors 528,521, Students and exchange visitors 36,895, Temporary workers 80,587, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,828, Transit and crew 25,092, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,994) Feb 2019: 628,837 (Visitors 495,945, Students and exchange visitors 23,880, Temporary workers 69,287, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,728, Transit and crew 24,611, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,386) Mar 2019: 784,192 (Visitors 598,448, Students and exchange visitors 44,475, Temporary workers 93,916, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,372, Transit and crew 26,911, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,070) Apr 2019: 808,859 (Visitors 594,891, Students and exchange visitors 76,459, Temporary workers 93,185, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,751, Transit and crew 25,982, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,591) May 2019: 857,267 (Visitors 611,197, Students and exchange visitors 116,438, Temporary workers 84,354, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,543, Transit and crew 24,466, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,269) Jun 2019: 782,583 (Visitors 515,297, Students and exchange visitors 128,342, Temporary workers 98,653, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,378, Transit and crew 21,696, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,217) Jul 2019: 810,378 (Visitors 542,277, Students and exchange visitors 136,399, Temporary workers 86,846, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,106, Transit and crew 24,445, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,305) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Jul 2019 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Mexico City Mexico 47,184 0 +14% -2% Shanghai China 39,240 0 -13% -18% Guangzhou China 28,602 2,519 -26% -14% Beijing China 28,224 0 -24% -42% Sao Paulo Brazil 26,919 0 +11% -10% Chennai India 24,624 0 +24% +5% Mumbai India 22,121 1,887 +7% -7% Monterrey Mexico 20,911 0 -35% -17% Buenos Aires Argentina 18,589 44 +5% -29% Bogota Colombia 17,530 508 +11% -15% Manila Philippines 17,114 2,278 +3% -10% New Delhi India 15,806 42 0% -17% Guadalajara Mexico 15,251 0 +21% -3% Tel Aviv Israel 14,123 0 +30% +5% London United Kingdom 13,048 389 +22% -6% Hyderabad India 12,816 0 +12% -11% Chengdu China 12,439 0 +5% -11% Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 11,312 3,315 +15% +18% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 9,758 352 +5% -19% Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 9,664 2,521 +31% -15% Guayaquil Ecuador 9,519 353 +58% +79% Seoul South Korea 9,056 541 +15% -18% Hermosillo Mexico 8,269 0 -6% +6% Tijuana Mexico 8,256 0 -23% -13% Quito Ecuador 8,128 0 +5% -10%
Biggest movers on the previous month Posts with at least 200 nonimmigrant issuances in both months. A move in the count is a move in visas issued; it does not by itself say anything about demand or approval rates.
Largest rises Post Jun 2019 Jul 2019 Change Tegucigalpa 446 3,506 +686% Munich 1,283 2,662 +107% Osaka/Kobe 1,852 3,333 +80% Bamako 222 392 +77% Lusaka 246 428 +74% Porto Alegre 3,908 6,360 +63% Jakarta 4,154 6,749 +62% Guayaquil 6,033 9,519 +58%
Largest falls Post Jun 2019 Jul 2019 Change Monterrey 32,094 20,911 -35% Belfast 998 662 -34% Nuevo Laredo 4,985 3,550 -29% Auckland 1,388 1,031 -26% Guangzhou 38,629 28,602 -26% Beijing 37,224 28,224 -24% Harare 674 522 -23% Tijuana 10,682 8,256 -23%
Visa classes in Jul 2019 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 446,451 55.1% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 86,680 10.7% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 84,804 10.5% J1 Exchange visitor 39,572 4.9% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 22,859 2.8% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 16,281 2% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 15,689 1.9% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 15,082 1.9% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 10,138 1.3% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 8,967 1.1% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 7,294 0.9% BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li 5,821 0.7% J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 5,728 0.7% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 4,628 0.6% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 4,165 0.5%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 4,423 11.2% IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 4,387 11.1% F43 Immigrant visa class F43 (no description in the 3,020 7.6% DV1 Immigrant visa class DV1 (no description in the 2,627 6.6% F41 Immigrant visa class F41 (no description in the 2,358 6% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 2,263 5.7% CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) 1,990 5% F42 Immigrant visa class F42 (no description in the 1,726 4.4% DV3 Immigrant visa class DV3 (no description in the 1,420 3.6% FX1 Immigrant visa class FX1 (no description in the 1,400 3.5% F24 Immigrant visa class F24 (no description in the 1,389 3.5% FX2 Immigrant visa class FX2 (no description in the 1,148 2.9%
Jul in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Jul 2019 810,378 39,568 Jul 2020 57,917 4,412 Jul 2021 355,388 40,005 Jul 2022 656,119 43,148 Jul 2023 861,186 48,139 Jul 2024 960,883 62,167 Jul 2025 823,304 45,320
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in July 2019? 810,378 nonimmigrant visas and 39,568 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in July 2019? Mexico City (47,184), Shanghai (39,240), Guangzhou (28,602), Beijing (28,224) and Sao Paulo (26,919).
Which posts changed most in July 2019? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Tegucigalpa (+686%), Munich (+107%) and Osaka/Kobe (+80%) and the largest falls Monterrey (-35%), Belfast (-34%) and Nuevo Laredo (-29%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for July 2019. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for July 2019, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .