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April 2022 · all posts · fiscal year 2022

U.S. visa issuances in April 2022

214 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -11% on Mar 2022

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 605,651 nonimmigrant visas in April 2022, about the same as the 678,586 of the previous month and +144% against the same month a year earlier (247,833).

41,862 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 24,841 a year earlier.

The largest posts were Monterrey (60,973), Mexico City (35,395) and Sao Paulo (29,179); 214 posts appear in the month's tables.

B1/B2 at 49.6%, BBBCC at 13.7% and H2A at 7.5% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.

605,651nonimmigrant visas+144% vs Apr 2021
41,862immigrant visas+69% vs a year earlier
-11%vs Mar 2022678,586 then
49.6%share of B1/B2

← March 2022May 2022 →

Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Apr 2022

0339,293678,586VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesMay 2020Aug 2020Nov 2020Feb 2021May 2021Aug 2021Nov 2021Feb 2022May 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)Aug 2021: 333,506 (Visitors 161,826, Students and exchange visitors 85,704, Temporary workers 57,790, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,898, Transit and crew 14,913, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,375)Sep 2021: 290,312 (Visitors 164,155, Students and exchange visitors 25,047, Temporary workers 66,218, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,309, Transit and crew 18,638, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,945)Oct 2021: 296,442 (Visitors 179,611, Students and exchange visitors 25,853, Temporary workers 60,757, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,297, Transit and crew 17,114, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,810)Nov 2021: 391,022 (Visitors 247,751, Students and exchange visitors 50,545, Temporary workers 64,193, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9,483, Transit and crew 16,513, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,537)Dec 2021: 435,665 (Visitors 286,772, Students and exchange visitors 58,872, Temporary workers 62,560, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,430, Transit and crew 16,420, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,611)Jan 2022: 414,383 (Visitors 285,543, Students and exchange visitors 28,873, Temporary workers 72,901, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6,645, Transit and crew 18,221, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,200)Feb 2022: 484,571 (Visitors 337,493, Students and exchange visitors 25,038, Temporary workers 93,773, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,814, Transit and crew 17,514, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,939)Mar 2022: 678,586 (Visitors 448,315, Students and exchange visitors 42,843, Temporary workers 148,986, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,268, Transit and crew 24,051, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,123)Apr 2022: 605,651 (Visitors 391,145, Students and exchange visitors 52,830, Temporary workers 126,203, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,670, Transit and crew 20,916, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,887)
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 2022

PostCountryNonimmigrantImmigrantvs prior monthvs year earlier
MonterreyMexico60,9730-14%+76%
Mexico CityMexico35,3950-19%+7%
Sao PauloBrazil29,1790-7%+32685%
GuadalajaraMexico23,6280+8%+415%
New DelhiIndia23,28894-19%+141%
Buenos AiresArgentina22,16698+28%+375%
Rio de JaneiroBrazil17,404387+6%+17304%
BogotaColombia13,8811,065-26%+277%
TijuanaMexico13,4120-16%+41%
ManilaPhilippines12,7993,149-29%+108%
LagosNigeria11,384321+24%+1278%
MumbaiIndia11,3672,090-5%+430%
ChennaiIndia11,3210-28%-3%
LondonUnited Kingdom10,652506-15%+793%
Ciudad JuarezMexico9,8905,131-2%+362%
QuitoEcuador9,3700-6%+287%
Tel AvivIsrael9,2570-24%+62%
BrasiliaBrazil8,5530-20%+7337%
HyderabadIndia8,2530-32%+39%
Santo DomingoDominican Republic7,5432,551-30%+26%
JakartaIndonesia7,49473+4%+245%
RecifeBrazil7,1830-5%+31130%
Porto AlegreBrazil6,4170-19%+18234%
IstanbulTurkey6,0700-16%+521%
GuayaquilEcuador6,013358+21%+54%

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 2022Apr 2022Change
Hong Kong5101,176+131%
Abuja2,1654,575+111%
Prague502955+90%
Astana9571,753+83%
Zagreb486795+64%
Baku292473+62%
Erbil215342+59%
Yerevan552864+57%

Largest falls

PostMar 2022Apr 2022Change
Chiang Mai457236-48%
Paramaribo606337-44%
Asuncion1,279727-43%
Algiers1,451855-41%
Skopje508301-41%
Port Louis368220-40%
Cairo3,7972,436-36%
Athens494324-34%

Visa classes in Apr 2022

Nonimmigrant

ClassIssuedShare
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure300,42449.6%
BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card83,12213.7%
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service45,6227.5%
J1 Exchange visitor35,8965.9%
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil21,1323.5%
C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa20,1363.3%
H2B Temporary worker performing other services17,3712.9%
F1 Student in an academic or language training prog13,1902.2%
H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-313,0062.1%
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o7,8241.3%
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee6,5761.1%
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 6,2691%
BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li5,3420.9%
E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child3,4230.6%
TN NAFTA professional3,2100.5%

Immigrant

ClassIssuedShare
IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age6,98016.7%
IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen5,90814.1%
FX Family second preference, exempt from country li5,33112.7%
DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)4,51610.8%
E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p4,30210.3%
F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U3,5808.6%
IR2 Child of U.S. citizen3,4428.2%
F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught1,4033.4%
F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter1,1422.7%
F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 1,0222.4%
CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)7931.9%
SQ Immigrant visa class SQ (no description in the D7751.9%

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 2022?

605,651 nonimmigrant visas and 41,862 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.

Which posts issued the most visas in April 2022?

Monterrey (60,973), Mexico City (35,395), Sao Paulo (29,179), Guadalajara (23,628) and New Delhi (23,288).

Which posts changed most in April 2022?

Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Hong Kong (+131%), Abuja (+111%) and Prague (+90%) and the largest falls Chiang Mai (-48%), Paramaribo (-44%) and Asuncion (-43%).

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for April 2022. 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 2022, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.