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April 2020 · all posts · fiscal year 2020

U.S. visa issuances in April 2020

166 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -88% on Mar 2020

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 46,855 nonimmigrant visas in April 2020, fewer than the 400,503 of the previous month and -94% against the same month a year earlier (808,859).

1,521 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 38,573 a year earlier.

The largest posts were Monterrey (28,570), Tijuana (4,181) and Nuevo Laredo (3,307); 166 posts appear in the month's tables.

H2A at 66.8%, H2B at 20% and B1/B2 at 6.4% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.

46,855nonimmigrant visas-94% vs Apr 2019
1,521immigrant visas-96% vs a year earlier
-88%vs Mar 2020400,503 then
66.8%share of H2A

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Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Apr 2020

0444,225888,450VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesMay 2018Aug 2018Nov 2018Feb 2019May 2019Aug 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 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)Dec 2019: 650,760 (Visitors 465,750, Students and exchange visitors 56,480, Temporary workers 92,691, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,661, Transit and crew 23,746, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,432)Jan 2020: 670,211 (Visitors 508,665, Students and exchange visitors 34,569, Temporary workers 85,978, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,848, Transit and crew 26,940, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,211)Feb 2020: 578,893 (Visitors 441,686, Students and exchange visitors 23,108, Temporary workers 72,329, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,548, Transit and crew 26,150, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,072)Mar 2020: 400,503 (Visitors 287,273, Students and exchange visitors 18,321, Temporary workers 69,393, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7,003, Transit and crew 16,557, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,956)Apr 2020: 46,855 (Visitors 3,540, Students and exchange visitors 276, Temporary workers 41,308, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 754, Transit and crew 882, Other nonimmigrant classes 95)
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 Apr 2020

PostCountryNonimmigrantImmigrantvs prior monthvs year earlier
MonterreyMexico28,5700-22%-19%
TijuanaMexico4,1810-63%-66%
Nuevo LaredoMexico3,3070-25%-28%
HermosilloMexico2,0250-72%-74%
CairoEgypt1,20248-53%-72%
MatamorosMexico9640-76%-84%
KingstonJamaica64510-76%-92%
NogalesMexico4280-80%-88%
Guatemala CityGuatemala32528-88%-92%
Ciudad JuarezMexico324135-96%-94%
San JoseCosta Rica2905-93%-95%
SeoulSouth Korea26156-86%-95%
Hong KongHong Kong2068-89%-97%
TokyoJapan18432-94%-96%
MoscowRussia1720-97%-98%
BeijingChina1660+472%-99%
SydneyAustralia16316-88%-93%
GuadalajaraMexico1570-99%-99%
TaipeiTaiwan15433-87%-94%
Mexico CityMexico1490-100%-100%
Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago1390-92%-96%
RangoonBurma1351-88%-92%
AmsterdamNetherlands1175-91%-95%
TegucigalpaHonduras11336-94%-95%
JohannesburgSouth Africa9935-97%-98%

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

PostMar 2020Apr 2020Change
Monterrey36,66228,570-22%
Nuevo Laredo4,4023,307-25%
Cairo2,5671,202-53%
Tijuana11,1534,181-63%
Hermosillo7,3092,025-72%
Kingston2,651645-76%
Matamoros3,939964-76%
Nogales2,156428-80%

Largest falls

PostMar 2020Apr 2020Change
Ciudad Juarez7,505324-96%
San Jose3,950290-93%
Hong Kong1,955206-89%
Guatemala City2,658325-88%
Seoul1,897261-86%
Nogales2,156428-80%
Kingston2,651645-76%
Matamoros3,939964-76%

Visa classes in Apr 2020

Nonimmigrant

ClassIssuedShare
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service31,30366.8%
H2B Temporary worker performing other services9,38220%
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure2,9976.4%
C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa7021.5%
BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card3670.8%
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o3180.7%
NATO2 Other representative of member state to NATO and1380.3%
G4 International organization officer or employee, 1360.3%
D Crewmember (sea or air)1260.3%
J1 Exchange visitor1150.2%
F1 Student in an academic or language training prog980.2%
E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child970.2%
A1 Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or 970.2%
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee900.2%
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil790.2%

Immigrant

ClassIssuedShare
IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen27618.1%
IR2 Child of U.S. citizen18412.1%
CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)17611.6%
IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age1046.8%
F43 Immigrant visa class F43 (no description in the 734.8%
FX1 Immigrant visa class FX1 (no description in the 603.9%
F33 Immigrant visa class F33 (no description in the 573.7%
F41 Immigrant visa class F41 (no description in the 473.1%
F42 Immigrant visa class F42 (no description in the 412.7%
FX2 Immigrant visa class FX2 (no description in the 402.6%
F24 Immigrant visa class F24 (no description in the 352.3%
DV1 Immigrant visa class DV1 (no description in the 322.1%

Apr in other years

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrant
Apr 2019808,85938,573
Apr 202046,8551,521
Apr 2021247,83324,841
Apr 2022605,65141,862
Apr 2023850,59749,640
Apr 20241,054,90057,383
Apr 2025993,25048,193

Questions and answers

How many U.S. visas were issued in April 2020?

46,855 nonimmigrant visas and 1,521 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.

Which posts issued the most visas in April 2020?

Monterrey (28,570), Tijuana (4,181), Nuevo Laredo (3,307), Hermosillo (2,025) and Cairo (1,202).

Which posts changed most in April 2020?

Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Monterrey (-22%), Nuevo Laredo (-25%) and Cairo (-53%) and the largest falls Ciudad Juarez (-96%), San Jose (-93%) and Hong Kong (-89%).

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for April 2020. 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 April 2020, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.