Months › October 2022
October 2022 · all posts · fiscal year 2023
U.S. visa issuances in October 2022 217 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -2% on Sep 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 704,734 nonimmigrant visas in October 2022, about the same as the 718,175 of the previous month and +138% against the same month a year earlier (296,442).
44,750 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 36,245 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Monterrey (45,555), Mexico City (40,731) and Bogota (26,626); 217 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 57.6%, BBBCC at 16.9% and C1/D at 4.5% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
704,734 nonimmigrant visas +138% vs Oct 2021
44,750 immigrant visas +23% vs a year earlier
-2% vs Sep 2022 718,175 then
57.6% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Oct 2022 0 377,031 754,062 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Nov 2020 Feb 2021 May 2021 Aug 2021 Nov 2021 Feb 2022 May 2022 Aug 2022 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) May 2022: 668,835 (Visitors 437,314, Students and exchange visitors 87,029, Temporary workers 105,958, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,889, Transit and crew 22,323, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,322) Jun 2022: 722,962 (Visitors 434,391, Students and exchange visitors 138,599, Temporary workers 105,058, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,560, Transit and crew 27,006, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,348) Jul 2022: 656,119 (Visitors 393,682, Students and exchange visitors 135,799, Temporary workers 84,590, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,520, Transit and crew 26,336, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,192) Aug 2022: 754,062 (Visitors 522,745, Students and exchange visitors 86,727, Temporary workers 94,265, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,877, Transit and crew 32,437, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,011) Sep 2022: 718,175 (Visitors 543,927, Students and exchange visitors 25,593, Temporary workers 97,179, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,565, Transit and crew 31,059, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,852) Oct 2022: 704,734 (Visitors 532,547, Students and exchange visitors 28,714, Temporary workers 93,681, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,957, Transit and crew 34,055, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,780) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Oct 2022 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Monterrey Mexico 45,555 0 -12% +44% Mexico City Mexico 40,731 0 -28% +20% Bogota Colombia 26,626 619 +26% +177% Buenos Aires Argentina 25,742 77 -5% +183% Guadalajara Mexico 21,905 0 -32% +233% Sao Paulo Brazil 19,535 0 -4% +1583% Mumbai India 19,039 2,420 -4% +439% Chennai India 18,903 0 +50% +433% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 17,987 514 +14% +4596% Manila Philippines 17,360 2,593 +8% +123% New Delhi India 16,380 31 -25% +70% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 15,535 5,483 -13% +750% Quito Ecuador 13,620 0 +1% +83% London United Kingdom 13,582 307 +20% +357% Tel Aviv Israel 12,403 0 -3% +51% Brasilia Brazil 11,317 0 +15% +1734% Guayaquil Ecuador 9,801 342 +1% +20319% Tijuana Mexico 9,527 0 -17% -7% Cairo Egypt 9,386 390 +65% +683% Hyderabad India 8,906 0 -30% +361% San Jose Costa Rica 8,577 69 +74% +148% Hermosillo Mexico 8,457 0 +14% +128% Guatemala City Guatemala 8,130 569 +38% +213% Toronto Canada 7,909 0 +59% +385% Nuevo Laredo Mexico 7,819 0 0% +94%
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.
Visa classes in Oct 2022 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 406,186 57.6% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 119,188 16.9% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 31,521 4.5% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 21,336 3% J1 Exchange visitor 16,742 2.4% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 13,665 1.9% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 13,234 1.9% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 12,926 1.8% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 8,783 1.2% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 8,562 1.2% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 6,956 1% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 6,847 1% BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li 4,573 0.6% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 4,493 0.6% TN NAFTA professional 3,366 0.5%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 8,716 19.5% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 8,035 18% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 6,439 14.4% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 3,679 8.2% F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 3,250 7.3% E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p 2,487 5.6% F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 2,113 4.7% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 1,654 3.7% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 1,389 3.1% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 1,356 3% CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) 1,271 2.8% SQ3 Child of SQ1 658 1.5%
Oct in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Oct 2018 699,265 41,692 Oct 2019 710,468 39,966 Oct 2020 124,078 8,687 Oct 2021 296,442 36,245 Oct 2022 704,734 44,750 Oct 2023 885,241 46,695 Oct 2024 977,715 62,832
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in October 2022? 704,734 nonimmigrant visas and 44,750 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in October 2022? Monterrey (45,555), Mexico City (40,731), Bogota (26,626), Buenos Aires (25,742) and Guadalajara (21,905).
Which posts changed most in October 2022? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Dhahran (+124%), Almaty (+81%) and Manama (+79%) and the largest falls Beijing (-46%), Curacao (-45%) and Madrid (-43%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for October 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 October 2022, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .