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September 2020 · all posts · fiscal year 2020

U.S. visa issuances in September 2020

212 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances +18% on Aug 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 111,034 nonimmigrant visas in September 2020, about the same as the 94,416 of the previous month and -83% against the same month a year earlier (646,938).

14,894 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 39,473 a year earlier.

The largest posts were Monterrey (21,838), Mexico City (8,879) and Tijuana (7,210); 212 posts appear in the month's tables.

BBBCC at 24%, B1/B2 at 22% and H2A at 15.6% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.

111,034nonimmigrant visas-83% vs Sep 2019
14,894immigrant visas-62% vs a year earlier
+18%vs Aug 202094,416 then
24%share of BBBCC

← August 2020October 2020 →

Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Sep 2020

0428,634857,267VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2018Jan 2019Apr 2019Jul 2019Oct 2019Jan 2020Apr 2020Jul 2020Oct 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)May 2020: 40,939 (Visitors 4,917, Students and exchange visitors 970, Temporary workers 31,275, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1,578, Transit and crew 2,108, Other nonimmigrant classes 91)Jun 2020: 46,435 (Visitors 10,268, Students and exchange visitors 2,136, Temporary workers 26,064, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4,368, Transit and crew 3,384, Other nonimmigrant classes 215)Jul 2020: 57,917 (Visitors 15,521, Students and exchange visitors 14,043, Temporary workers 16,819, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5,091, Transit and crew 6,120, Other nonimmigrant classes 323)Aug 2020: 94,416 (Visitors 35,772, Students and exchange visitors 23,915, Temporary workers 23,883, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4,625, Transit and crew 5,882, Other nonimmigrant classes 339)Sep 2020: 111,034 (Visitors 53,534, Students and exchange visitors 10,399, Temporary workers 32,560, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5,549, Transit and crew 8,478, Other nonimmigrant classes 514)
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 Sep 2020

PostCountryNonimmigrantImmigrantvs prior monthvs year earlier
MonterreyMexico21,8380+60%+6%
Mexico CityMexico8,8790+25%-82%
TijuanaMexico7,2100+3%-13%
GuadalajaraMexico4,4760+70%-59%
ManilaPhilippines4,425346+122%-75%
QuitoEcuador3,1510+28%-51%
Ciudad JuarezMexico2,910565-20%-46%
Santo DomingoDominican Republic2,832526-11%-63%
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam2,631391+22%-64%
HermosilloMexico2,4830+23%-52%
Nuevo LaredoMexico2,4280+142%-27%
New DelhiIndia2,2934+57%-83%
ZagrebCroatia1,99431+402%+84%
MumbaiIndia1,88493+75%-89%
MatamorosMexico1,6860+51%-57%
HyderabadIndia1,4710+272%-85%
SeoulSouth Korea1,365144-27%-69%
ChennaiIndia1,2550+289%-94%
TegucigalpaHonduras1,20778+101%-52%
LondonUnited Kingdom1,051218-34%-87%
TokyoJapan1,021214-31%-76%
GuayaquilEcuador976169-1%-89%
San JoseCosta Rica97143+17%-76%
KingstonJamaica952495-41%-82%
Tel AvivIsrael9460+17%-92%

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

PostAug 2020Sep 2020Change
Zagreb3971,994+402%
Chennai3231,255+289%
Hyderabad3951,471+272%
Nuevo Laredo1,0022,428+142%
Addis Ababa244589+141%
Manila1,9914,425+122%
Tegucigalpa6011,207+101%
San Salvador377727+93%

Largest falls

PostAug 2020Sep 2020Change
Madrid1,713558-67%
Santiago592204-66%
Paris1,761689-61%
Athens520223-57%
Frankfurt1,029571-45%
Kingston1,627952-41%
Sydney493296-40%
Taipei1,282790-38%

Visa classes in Sep 2020

Nonimmigrant

ClassIssuedShare
BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card26,67524%
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure24,38622%
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service17,32915.6%
C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa8,1997.4%
F1 Student in an academic or language training prog6,8646.2%
H2B Temporary worker performing other services5,1864.7%
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o2,5942.3%
H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-32,5262.3%
E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child2,4962.2%
J1 Exchange visitor2,0531.8%
BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li1,7671.6%
TN NAFTA professional1,0120.9%
G4 International organization officer or employee, 9470.9%
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil8610.8%
A1 Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or 8510.8%

Immigrant

ClassIssuedShare
DV1 Immigrant visa class DV1 (no description in the 3,59124.1%
IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen2,72318.3%
DV3 Immigrant visa class DV3 (no description in the 1,82512.3%
CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)1,77311.9%
DV2 Immigrant visa class DV2 (no description in the 1,60610.8%
IR2 Child of U.S. citizen1,55010.4%
SQ3 Child of SQ13902.6%
CR2 Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)2011.3%
SQ1 Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on beha1651.1%
E31 Immigrant visa class E31 (no description in the 1410.9%
SQ2 Spouse of SQ11250.8%
E35 Immigrant visa class E35 (no description in the 980.7%

Sep in other years

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrant
Sep 2019646,93839,473
Sep 2020111,03414,894
Sep 2021290,31247,454
Sep 2022718,17557,186
Sep 2023849,40040,799
Sep 2024925,15757,983
Sep 2025823,55745,966

Questions and answers

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

111,034 nonimmigrant visas and 14,894 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.

Which posts issued the most visas in September 2020?

Monterrey (21,838), Mexico City (8,879), Tijuana (7,210), Guadalajara (4,476) and Manila (4,425).

Which posts changed most in September 2020?

Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Zagreb (+402%), Chennai (+289%) and Hyderabad (+272%) and the largest falls Madrid (-67%), Santiago (-66%) and Paris (-61%).

Where does this data come from?

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