Months › January 2023
January 2023 · all posts · fiscal year 2023
U.S. visa issuances in January 2023 216 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances +13% on Dec 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 842,689 nonimmigrant visas in January 2023, about the same as the 747,686 of the previous month and +103% against the same month a year earlier (414,383).
44,495 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 33,039 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Monterrey (55,552), Mexico City (53,090) and Guadalajara (44,495); 216 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 56.6%, BBBCC at 22.2% and C1/D at 3.4% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
842,689 nonimmigrant visas +103% vs Jan 2022
44,495 immigrant visas +35% vs a year earlier
+13% vs Dec 2022 747,686 then
56.6% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Jan 2023 0 421,345 842,689 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Feb 2021 May 2021 Aug 2021 Nov 2021 Feb 2022 May 2022 Aug 2022 Nov 2022 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) Nov 2022: 739,257 (Visitors 548,456, Students and exchange visitors 49,020, Temporary workers 94,646, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,912, Transit and crew 33,639, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,584) Dec 2022: 747,686 (Visitors 557,550, Students and exchange visitors 64,540, Temporary workers 85,372, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9,184, Transit and crew 29,657, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,383) Jan 2023: 842,689 (Visitors 670,497, Students and exchange visitors 33,497, Temporary workers 95,888, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,482, Transit and crew 30,888, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,437) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Jan 2023 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Monterrey Mexico 55,552 0 +38% +61% Mexico City Mexico 53,090 0 +25% +29% Guadalajara Mexico 44,495 0 +48% +253% Mumbai India 35,920 2,653 +38% +515% Sao Paulo Brazil 28,454 0 +23% +41% Bogota Colombia 27,415 658 -33% +258% Chennai India 26,373 0 +10% +306% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 21,430 5,686 +95% +725% Manila Philippines 20,815 1,775 +30% +90% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 20,687 333 -5% +68% New Delhi India 20,289 57 +1% +28% Buenos Aires Argentina 20,079 73 +7% +158% Tijuana Mexico 19,131 0 +26% +134% Tel Aviv Israel 16,456 0 +15% +139% Brasilia Brazil 14,199 0 0% +79% Quito Ecuador 13,649 0 -10% +158% London United Kingdom 13,220 428 +19% +135% Hyderabad India 11,654 0 -18% +62% Guayaquil Ecuador 10,426 638 +7% +455% Tegucigalpa Honduras 8,916 194 +15% +207% Istanbul Turkey 8,625 0 -1% +98% Lima Peru 8,578 563 +88% +43% Recife Brazil 8,418 0 +18% +46% Toronto Canada 8,405 0 +19% +244% Hermosillo Mexico 8,321 0 +6% +71%
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 Post Dec 2022 Jan 2023 Change Beijing 1,109 6,146 +454% Doha 1,532 4,643 +203% Shenyang 300 665 +122% Tbilisi 391 858 +119% Georgetown 1,149 2,396 +109% Nogales 978 2,044 +109% Ciudad Juarez 11,013 21,430 +95% Matamoros 3,988 7,541 +89%
Largest falls Post Dec 2022 Jan 2023 Change Kinshasa 1,016 610 -40% Santo Domingo 13,569 8,204 -40% Taipei 2,874 1,839 -36% Bogota 40,628 27,415 -33% Florence 804 550 -32% Seoul 6,610 4,662 -29% Perth 691 507 -27% Hanoi 2,412 1,861 -23%
Visa classes in Jan 2023 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 477,248 56.6% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 186,731 22.2% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 28,492 3.4% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 25,674 3% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 19,151 2.3% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 15,181 1.8% J1 Exchange visitor 14,345 1.7% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 13,455 1.6% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 6,986 0.8% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 6,813 0.8% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 5,818 0.7% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 5,727 0.7% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 3,788 0.4% BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li 3,757 0.4% TN NAFTA professional 2,757 0.3%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 8,535 19.2% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 7,719 17.3% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 5,825 13.1% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 3,656 8.2% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 3,550 8% F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 3,165 7.1% E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p 2,234 5% F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 1,901 4.3% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 1,766 4% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 1,452 3.3% CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) 1,165 2.6% SQ3 Child of SQ1 1,074 2.4%
Jan in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Jan 2019 685,917 39,557 Jan 2020 670,211 43,136 Jan 2021 138,544 11,880 Jan 2022 414,383 33,039 Jan 2023 842,689 44,495 Jan 2024 875,162 50,517 Jan 2025 954,595 54,288
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in January 2023? 842,689 nonimmigrant visas and 44,495 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in January 2023? Monterrey (55,552), Mexico City (53,090), Guadalajara (44,495), Mumbai (35,920) and Sao Paulo (28,454).
Which posts changed most in January 2023? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Beijing (+454%), Doha (+203%) and Shenyang (+122%) and the largest falls Kinshasa (-40%), Santo Domingo (-40%) and Taipei (-36%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for January 2023. 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 January 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .