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June 2023 · all posts · fiscal year 2023
U.S. visa issuances in June 2023 217 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -6% on May 2023
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 955,094 nonimmigrant visas in June 2023, about the same as the 1,013,283 of the previous month and +32% against the same month a year earlier (722,962).
51,901 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 49,354 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Monterrey (49,054), Mexico City (47,140) and Bogota (41,439); 217 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 51.4%, BBBCC at 15.2% and F1 at 11.1% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
955,094 nonimmigrant visas +32% vs Jun 2022
51,901 immigrant visas +5% vs a year earlier
-6% vs May 2023 1,013,283 then
51.4% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Jun 2023 0 554,540 1,109,079 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Jul 2021 Oct 2021 Jan 2022 Apr 2022 Jul 2022 Oct 2022 Jan 2023 Apr 2023 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) Feb 2023: 853,572 (Visitors 678,072, Students and exchange visitors 25,355, Temporary workers 106,275, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,317, Transit and crew 29,923, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,630) Mar 2023: 1,109,079 (Visitors 837,652, Students and exchange visitors 51,272, Temporary workers 165,558, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,871, Transit and crew 36,511, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,215) Apr 2023: 850,597 (Visitors 606,157, Students and exchange visitors 74,142, Temporary workers 126,176, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,537, Transit and crew 27,398, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,187) May 2023: 1,013,283 (Visitors 720,349, Students and exchange visitors 105,366, Temporary workers 134,306, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,992, Transit and crew 34,406, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,864) Jun 2023: 955,094 (Visitors 644,210, Students and exchange visitors 152,578, Temporary workers 112,913, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,090, Transit and crew 27,844, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,459) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Jun 2023 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Monterrey Mexico 49,054 0 -20% +17% Mexico City Mexico 47,140 4 -8% +2% Bogota Colombia 41,439 798 -15% +205% Sao Paulo Brazil 39,544 0 -9% +78% Guadalajara Mexico 37,291 0 -2% +40% Chennai India 31,405 0 +2% +123% New Delhi India 28,426 35 +5% -9% Mumbai India 28,205 2,942 -7% +78% Buenos Aires Argentina 24,161 70 -6% -8% Hyderabad India 23,863 0 +37% +72% Manila Philippines 22,649 2,600 -2% +17% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 21,277 287 -5% +63% Beijing China 18,941 0 +30% +199% Tijuana Mexico 17,620 0 -5% +37% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 16,917 7,159 +13% +21% Brasilia Brazil 16,683 0 -6% +72% London United Kingdom 16,300 379 -3% +58% Tel Aviv Israel 16,289 0 -6% +53% Quito Ecuador 13,838 0 0% +58% Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 11,289 5,732 -17% +59% Shanghai China 11,229 0 -13% +4803% Guayaquil Ecuador 10,853 560 +7% -9% Porto Alegre Brazil 10,270 0 -3% +68% Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 9,959 3,016 +20% +2% Lima Peru 9,858 605 -5% +38%
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 May 2023 Jun 2023 Change Osaka/Kobe 1,003 2,746 +174% Paris 5,333 8,592 +61% Bern 1,646 2,596 +58% Copenhagen 1,115 1,653 +48% Tokyo 4,980 7,395 +48% Kampala 541 782 +45% Madrid 4,900 7,100 +45% Ashgabat 245 351 +43%
Largest falls Post May 2023 Jun 2023 Change Abuja 4,291 1,952 -55% Manama 1,180 583 -51% Zagreb 664 361 -46% Riyadh 5,430 3,004 -45% Dublin 3,932 2,237 -43% Amman 3,854 2,425 -37% Abu Dhabi 4,577 3,016 -34% Auckland 1,535 1,006 -34%
Visa classes in Jun 2023 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 491,247 51.4% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 145,088 15.2% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 105,875 11.1% J1 Exchange visitor 36,903 3.9% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 25,961 2.7% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 25,892 2.7% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 22,189 2.3% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 20,808 2.2% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 11,141 1.2% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 8,513 0.9% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 7,266 0.8% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 5,738 0.6% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 5,332 0.6% J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 4,998 0.5% BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li 4,237 0.4%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 10,225 19.7% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 6,502 12.5% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 5,943 11.5% F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 4,794 9.2% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 4,441 8.6% F2A Family second preference (2A): spouse or child o 3,790 7.3% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 3,078 5.9% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 1,770 3.4% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 1,686 3.2% F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 1,682 3.2% E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p 1,439 2.8% SQ3 Child of SQ1 1,434 2.8%
Jun in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Jun 2019 782,583 38,529 Jun 2020 46,435 1,567 Jun 2021 349,285 37,932 Jun 2022 722,962 49,354 Jun 2023 955,094 51,901 Jun 2024 883,594 52,411 Jun 2025 776,959 43,353
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in June 2023? 955,094 nonimmigrant visas and 51,901 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in June 2023? Monterrey (49,054), Mexico City (47,140), Bogota (41,439), Sao Paulo (39,544) and Guadalajara (37,291).
Which posts changed most in June 2023? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Osaka/Kobe (+174%), Paris (+61%) and Bern (+58%) and the largest falls Abuja (-55%), Manama (-51%) and Zagreb (-46%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for June 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 June 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .