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November 2019 · all posts · fiscal year 2020

U.S. visa issuances in November 2019

222 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -14% on Oct 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 613,287 nonimmigrant visas in November 2019, about the same as the 710,468 of the previous month and -3% against the same month a year earlier (634,246).

35,446 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 38,653 a year earlier.

The largest posts were Mexico City (47,877), Beijing (22,382) and Shanghai (20,502); 222 posts appear in the month's tables.

B1/B2 at 59.2%, BBBCC at 15.2% and C1/D at 3.7% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.

613,287nonimmigrant visas-3% vs Nov 2018
35,446immigrant visas-8% vs a year earlier
-14%vs Oct 2019710,468 then
59.2%share of B1/B2

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Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Nov 2019

0444,225888,450VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesDec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 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)Sep 2019: 646,938 (Visitors 503,868, Students and exchange visitors 25,705, Temporary workers 68,955, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,391, Transit and crew 26,260, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,759)Oct 2019: 710,468 (Visitors 562,206, Students and exchange visitors 27,405, Temporary workers 72,570, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,205, Transit and crew 29,023, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,059)Nov 2019: 613,287 (Visitors 465,801, Students and exchange visitors 38,705, Temporary workers 70,801, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,739, Transit and crew 23,903, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,338)
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 Nov 2019

PostCountryNonimmigrantImmigrantvs prior monthvs year earlier
Mexico CityMexico47,8770-23%-3%
BeijingChina22,3820+26%-8%
ShanghaiChina20,5020-18%-23%
MonterreyMexico20,3280-12%-2%
MumbaiIndia19,7241,508-1%+15%
Sao PauloBrazil19,2630-17%-7%
GuangzhouChina18,7082,706+29%-13%
ChennaiIndia17,9970-1%+6%
Buenos AiresArgentina17,53846-20%+30%
ManilaPhilippines15,2151,415-21%+7%
BogotaColombia14,346339-33%-15%
GuadalajaraMexico12,7960-20%-6%
New DelhiIndia12,61243+3%+5%
HyderabadIndia11,7900-18%+26%
LimaPeru11,256313+4%+13%
TijuanaMexico10,9660+6%+20%
Tel AvivIsrael9,6910+12%-28%
LondonUnited Kingdom8,425304-18%-2%
GuayaquilEcuador7,597288-10%+55%
MoscowRussia7,542319-27%+2%
HermosilloMexico7,5060+3%+27%
Santo DomingoDominican Republic7,2852,804-19%+11%
Ciudad JuarezMexico7,0004,364-9%0%
Rio de JaneiroBrazil6,448226-28%-30%
SeoulSouth Korea6,438536+42%+16%

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

PostOct 2019Nov 2019Change
Port-au-Prince7451,576+112%
Seoul4,5416,438+42%
Jerusalem1,8132,561+41%
Matamoros4,4635,907+32%
Guangzhou14,55818,708+29%
Osaka/Kobe1,4001,809+29%
Beijing17,70722,382+26%
Kathmandu1,0861,312+21%

Largest falls

PostOct 2019Nov 2019Change
Accra1,925769-60%
Krakow1,907813-57%
Dubai3,6161,745-52%
Sarajevo490243-50%
Durban670347-48%
Yaounde595309-48%
Abidjan776415-47%
La Paz2,7511,485-46%

Visa classes in Nov 2019

Nonimmigrant

ClassIssuedShare
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure363,17059.2%
BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card92,98615.2%
C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa22,4293.7%
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil21,3463.5%
J1 Exchange visitor20,1703.3%
F1 Student in an academic or language training prog13,9812.3%
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service11,7931.9%
H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-310,1521.7%
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o6,8591.1%
BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li6,4851.1%
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 5,4560.9%
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee5,2920.9%
H2B Temporary worker performing other services4,3790.7%
E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child3,0120.5%
K1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen2,8400.5%

Immigrant

ClassIssuedShare
IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age4,95814%
IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen4,77913.5%
IR2 Child of U.S. citizen2,3106.5%
CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)2,2006.2%
F43 Immigrant visa class F43 (no description in the 2,1856.2%
F41 Immigrant visa class F41 (no description in the 1,8795.3%
FX1 Immigrant visa class FX1 (no description in the 1,8265.2%
F24 Immigrant visa class F24 (no description in the 1,4934.2%
F42 Immigrant visa class F42 (no description in the 1,3653.9%
FX2 Immigrant visa class FX2 (no description in the 1,3193.7%
F25 Immigrant visa class F25 (no description in the 1,0553%
DV1 Immigrant visa class DV1 (no description in the 9382.6%

Nov in other years

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrant
Nov 2018634,24638,653
Nov 2019613,28735,446
Nov 2020124,50010,138
Nov 2021391,02235,647
Nov 2022739,25745,577
Nov 2023815,97345,437
Nov 2024811,08849,612

Questions and answers

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

613,287 nonimmigrant visas and 35,446 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.

Which posts issued the most visas in November 2019?

Mexico City (47,877), Beijing (22,382), Shanghai (20,502), Monterrey (20,328) and Mumbai (19,724).

Which posts changed most in November 2019?

Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Port-au-Prince (+112%), Seoul (+42%) and Jerusalem (+41%) and the largest falls Accra (-60%), Krakow (-57%) and Dubai (-52%).

Where does this data come from?

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