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August 2019 · all posts · fiscal year 2019

U.S. visa issuances in August 2019

222 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -8% on Jul 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 742,031 nonimmigrant visas in August 2019, about the same as the 810,378 of the previous month and -10% against the same month a year earlier (824,176).

38,090 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 46,511 a year earlier.

The largest posts were Mexico City (61,060), Sao Paulo (30,747) and Shanghai (27,877); 222 posts appear in the month's tables.

B1/B2 at 58%, BBBCC at 13.4% and F1 at 5.9% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.

742,031nonimmigrant visas-10% vs Aug 2018
38,090immigrant visas-18% vs a year earlier
-8%vs Jul 2019810,378 then
58%share of B1/B2

← July 2019September 2019 →

Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Aug 2019

0444,225888,450VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesSep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 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)Aug 2019: 742,031 (Visitors 539,204, Students and exchange visitors 76,364, Temporary workers 80,776, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,435, Transit and crew 25,947, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,305)
Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Largest posts in Aug 2019

PostCountryNonimmigrantImmigrantvs prior monthvs year earlier
Mexico CityMexico61,0600+29%+25%
Sao PauloBrazil30,7470+14%+7%
ShanghaiChina27,8770-29%-34%
BeijingChina26,2140-7%-26%
Buenos AiresArgentina23,77936+28%+17%
MonterreyMexico22,2700+6%-12%
GuangzhouChina21,0022,807-27%-32%
MumbaiIndia20,1371,470-9%-1%
ChennaiIndia19,5870-20%-30%
ManilaPhilippines17,1031,3750%-13%
BogotaColombia15,728441-10%-29%
GuadalajaraMexico15,1520-1%0%
New DelhiIndia14,58543-8%-12%
Tel AvivIsrael14,19100%-3%
LondonUnited Kingdom12,527262-4%-10%
Rio de JaneiroBrazil10,741272+10%-6%
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam9,8983,741-12%+11%
HyderabadIndia9,6320-25%-33%
TijuanaMexico8,5510+4%-23%
Santo DomingoDominican Republic8,4692,973-12%-38%
MoscowRussia8,344526+5%+19%
HermosilloMexico8,1000-2%+9%
LimaPeru7,936302+15%-4%
SeoulSouth Korea7,798368-14%-1%
GuayaquilEcuador7,573417-20%-4%

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

PostJul 2019Aug 2019Change
Recife3,0366,311+108%
Montreal8791,286+46%
Vientiane224325+45%
Durban552773+40%
Belfast662891+35%
Berlin2,7533,645+32%
Mexico City47,18461,060+29%
Buenos Aires18,58923,779+28%

Largest falls

PostJul 2019Aug 2019Change
Milan2,3521,091-54%
Riyadh4,9072,566-48%
Chengdu12,4396,779-46%
Naples740398-46%
Dhahran3,0221,734-43%
Munich2,6621,512-43%
Porto Alegre6,3603,621-43%
Accra2,4211,407-42%

Visa classes in Aug 2019

Nonimmigrant

ClassIssuedShare
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure430,73358%
BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card99,20713.4%
F1 Student in an academic or language training prog43,6165.9%
J1 Exchange visitor24,8243.3%
C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa23,9363.2%
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service18,2602.5%
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil13,5501.8%
H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-312,3361.7%
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o8,9421.2%
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee8,6221.2%
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 7,6881%
BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li5,3410.7%
J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor4,3020.6%
E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child4,1090.6%
K1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen3,5750.5%

Immigrant

ClassIssuedShare
IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen4,08910.7%
IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age3,94810.4%
FX1 Immigrant visa class FX1 (no description in the 2,9107.6%
F43 Immigrant visa class F43 (no description in the 2,8747.5%
DV1 Immigrant visa class DV1 (no description in the 2,7077.1%
F41 Immigrant visa class F41 (no description in the 2,4216.4%
IR2 Child of U.S. citizen2,2706%
CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)1,8284.8%
F42 Immigrant visa class F42 (no description in the 1,7244.5%
FX2 Immigrant visa class FX2 (no description in the 1,7124.5%
F24 Immigrant visa class F24 (no description in the 1,5484.1%
DV3 Immigrant visa class DV3 (no description in the 1,4513.8%

Aug in other years

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrant
Aug 2019742,03138,090
Aug 202094,4166,100
Aug 2021333,50645,491
Aug 2022754,06257,137
Aug 2023938,91149,208
Aug 2024931,91562,077
Aug 2025842,87844,122

Questions and answers

How many U.S. visas were issued in August 2019?

742,031 nonimmigrant visas and 38,090 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.

Which posts issued the most visas in August 2019?

Mexico City (61,060), Sao Paulo (30,747), Shanghai (27,877), Beijing (26,214) and Buenos Aires (23,779).

Which posts changed most in August 2019?

Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Recife (+108%), Montreal (+46%) and Vientiane (+45%) and the largest falls Milan (-54%), Riyadh (-48%) and Chengdu (-46%).

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for August 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 August 2019, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.