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July 2021 · all posts · fiscal year 2021

U.S. visa issuances in July 2021

217 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances +2% on Jun 2021

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 355,388 nonimmigrant visas in July 2021, about the same as the 349,285 of the previous month and +514% against the same month a year earlier (57,917).

40,005 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 4,412 a year earlier.

The largest posts were Monterrey (26,112), Mexico City (22,277) and New Delhi (13,553); 217 posts appear in the month's tables.

F1 at 27.6%, B1/B2 at 26.2% and BBBCC at 13% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.

355,388nonimmigrant visas+514% vs Jul 2020
40,005immigrant visas+807% vs a year earlier
+2%vs Jun 2021349,285 then
27.6%share of F1

← June 2021August 2021 →

Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Jul 2021

0371,016742,031VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesAug 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 2020Aug 2020Nov 2020Feb 2021May 2021Aug 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)Oct 2020: 124,078 (Visitors 69,447, Students and exchange visitors 11,457, Temporary workers 25,855, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5,586, Transit and crew 10,867, Other nonimmigrant classes 866)Nov 2020: 124,500 (Visitors 62,078, Students and exchange visitors 16,842, Temporary workers 28,480, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4,778, Transit and crew 11,055, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,267)Dec 2020: 157,225 (Visitors 76,210, Students and exchange visitors 31,006, Temporary workers 31,941, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5,322, Transit and crew 11,316, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,430)Jan 2021: 138,544 (Visitors 71,119, Students and exchange visitors 14,974, Temporary workers 35,077, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4,919, Transit and crew 10,887, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,568)Feb 2021: 168,361 (Visitors 88,928, Students and exchange visitors 9,102, Temporary workers 51,400, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4,737, Transit and crew 12,593, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,601)Mar 2021: 260,493 (Visitors 126,551, Students and exchange visitors 13,488, Temporary workers 94,184, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6,726, Transit and crew 17,658, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,886)Apr 2021: 247,833 (Visitors 120,158, Students and exchange visitors 20,278, Temporary workers 84,406, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6,793, Transit and crew 14,313, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,885)May 2021: 247,222 (Visitors 112,056, Students and exchange visitors 59,073, Temporary workers 54,512, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7,945, Transit and crew 11,534, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,102)Jun 2021: 349,285 (Visitors 147,861, Students and exchange visitors 113,361, Temporary workers 59,011, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,384, Transit and crew 15,933, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,735)Jul 2021: 355,388 (Visitors 145,725, Students and exchange visitors 131,533, Temporary workers 50,653, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9,877, Transit and crew 14,762, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,838)
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 Jul 2021

PostCountryNonimmigrantImmigrantvs prior monthvs year earlier
MonterreyMexico26,1120-16%+173%
Mexico CityMexico22,2770-26%+2392%
New DelhiIndia13,55369+198%+4230%
BogotaColombia11,562504+27%+6741%
BeijingChina10,7370-40%+4247%
TijuanaMexico10,0030+4%+317%
ManilaPhilippines8,9401,336-9%+216%
Santo DomingoDominican Republic8,9052,815-13%+175%
LimaPeru8,198158+27%+3860%
ChennaiIndia8,1830+231%+21434%
ShanghaiChina8,1000-35%+89900%
SeoulSouth Korea8,001388+20%+158%
Tel AvivIsrael7,7690-6%+641%
QuitoEcuador7,5620+8%+2157%
MumbaiIndia7,186846+56%+8256%
GuadalajaraMexico6,9450+19%+1554%
Buenos AiresArgentina5,64666+5%+3019%
HyderabadIndia5,3370+550%+12607%
Nuevo LaredoMexico5,3170+1%+1721%
HermosilloMexico5,2320+28%+475%
TokyoJapan4,937146+1%+458%
ParisFrance4,749122+67%+514%
MadridSpain4,459157+4%+472%
KingstonJamaica4,401557-27%+270%
JakartaIndonesia4,35174-1%+6698%

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

PostJun 2021Jul 2021Change
Hyderabad8215,337+550%
Kolkata9634,265+343%
Chennai2,4728,183+231%
Kuala Lumpur3461,092+216%
New Delhi4,54613,553+198%
Kathmandu6311,815+188%
Oslo4631,120+142%
Port of Spain8091,592+97%

Largest falls

PostJun 2021Jul 2021Change
Asuncion1,300272-79%
Cairo1,509567-62%
Abuja1,677758-55%
Jeddah1,771829-53%
Sofia1,094518-53%
Tirana808394-51%
Sydney990547-45%
Guayaquil2,6511,483-44%

Visa classes in Jul 2021

Nonimmigrant

ClassIssuedShare
F1 Student in an academic or language training prog98,25227.6%
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure93,03126.2%
BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card46,22513%
J1 Exchange visitor25,9987.3%
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service14,3884%
C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa14,0584%
H2B Temporary worker performing other services8,1722.3%
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o5,3051.5%
BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li4,7251.3%
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil4,3221.2%
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee4,1551.2%
H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-33,8201.1%
J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor3,4361%
F2 Spouse or child of F13,2610.9%
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 3,1900.9%

Immigrant

ClassIssuedShare
IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age8,26020.6%
IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen7,19018%
IR2 Child of U.S. citizen4,29010.7%
F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U4,26010.6%
FX Family second preference, exempt from country li4,07510.2%
SQ Immigrant visa class SQ (no description in the D2,0855.2%
DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)1,8244.6%
CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)1,4653.7%
F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter1,1562.9%
F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 1,1422.9%
F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught1,1072.8%
E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p9242.3%

Jul in other years

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrant
Jul 2019810,37839,568
Jul 202057,9174,412
Jul 2021355,38840,005
Jul 2022656,11943,148
Jul 2023861,18648,139
Jul 2024960,88362,167
Jul 2025823,30445,320

Questions and answers

How many U.S. visas were issued in July 2021?

355,388 nonimmigrant visas and 40,005 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.

Which posts issued the most visas in July 2021?

Monterrey (26,112), Mexico City (22,277), New Delhi (13,553), Bogota (11,562) and Beijing (10,737).

Which posts changed most in July 2021?

Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Hyderabad (+550%), Kolkata (+343%) and Chennai (+231%) and the largest falls Asuncion (-79%), Cairo (-62%) and Abuja (-55%).

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for July 2021. 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 2021, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.