Months › July 2023
July 2023 · all posts · fiscal year 2023
U.S. visa issuances in July 2023 216 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -10% on Jun 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 861,186 nonimmigrant visas in July 2023, about the same as the 955,094 of the previous month and +31% against the same month a year earlier (656,119).
48,139 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 43,148 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Sao Paulo (49,112), Monterrey (42,090) and Mexico City (37,134); 216 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 53.1%, BBBCC at 14.9% and F1 at 11.8% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
861,186 nonimmigrant visas +31% vs Jul 2022
48,139 immigrant visas +12% vs a year earlier
-10% vs Jun 2023 955,094 then
53.1% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Jul 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 Aug 2021 Nov 2021 Feb 2022 May 2022 Aug 2022 Nov 2022 Feb 2023 May 2023 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) Jul 2023: 861,186 (Visitors 591,804, Students and exchange visitors 138,115, Temporary workers 85,385, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,879, Transit and crew 28,862, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,141) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Jul 2023 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Sao Paulo Brazil 49,112 0 +24% +82% Monterrey Mexico 42,090 0 -14% +30% Mexico City Mexico 37,134 1 -21% +4% Bogota Colombia 33,547 895 -19% +132% Guadalajara Mexico 29,986 0 -20% +43% Buenos Aires Argentina 28,216 77 +17% +24% Chennai India 25,702 0 -18% +79% Mumbai India 23,153 1,725 -18% +24% Manila Philippines 22,808 2,584 +1% +16% New Delhi India 22,412 29 -21% +19% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 21,053 586 -1% +24% Hyderabad India 19,861 0 -17% +109% Brasilia Brazil 15,181 0 -9% +74% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 15,112 5,005 -11% +34% Beijing China 14,670 0 -23% +143% Tel Aviv Israel 14,262 0 -12% +38% Tijuana Mexico 12,335 0 -30% +57% London United Kingdom 12,178 335 -25% +5% Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 11,902 6,106 +5% +148% Porto Alegre Brazil 11,037 0 +7% +33% Lima Peru 9,539 522 -3% +161% Seoul South Korea 9,082 172 0% +18% Kingston Jamaica 9,027 1,196 -7% +99% Shanghai China 8,561 0 -24% +17371% Guayaquil Ecuador 8,380 483 -23% -8%
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 Jun 2023 Jul 2023 Change Nairobi 1,529 2,852 +87% Abuja 1,952 3,373 +73% Suva 346 589 +70% Naples 460 688 +50% Riyadh 3,004 4,484 +49% Athens 681 950 +40% Managua 1,229 1,718 +40% Toronto 4,828 6,738 +40%
Largest falls Post Jun 2023 Jul 2023 Change Auckland 1,006 522 -48% Halifax 379 205 -46% Ulaanbaatar 1,551 845 -46% Quito 13,838 8,009 -42% Dublin 2,237 1,355 -39% Calgary 3,201 1,999 -38% Islamabad 4,492 2,816 -37% Mbabane 622 394 -37%
Visa classes in Jul 2023 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 457,303 53.1% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 127,942 14.9% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 101,467 11.8% J1 Exchange visitor 27,705 3.2% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 26,978 3.1% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 17,489 2% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 16,564 1.9% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 15,805 1.8% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 9,037 1% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 6,930 0.8% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 5,457 0.6% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 4,973 0.6% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 4,769 0.6% J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 4,453 0.5% BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li 3,835 0.4%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 8,136 16.9% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 6,363 13.2% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 6,146 12.8% F2A Family second preference (2A): spouse or child o 4,314 9% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 4,003 8.3% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 3,232 6.7% F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 3,173 6.6% F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 2,330 4.8% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 1,954 4.1% CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) 1,220 2.5% SQ3 Child of SQ1 1,206 2.5% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 1,202 2.5%
Jul in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Jul 2019 810,378 39,568 Jul 2020 57,917 4,412 Jul 2021 355,388 40,005 Jul 2022 656,119 43,148 Jul 2023 861,186 48,139 Jul 2024 960,883 62,167 Jul 2025 823,304 45,320
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in July 2023? 861,186 nonimmigrant visas and 48,139 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in July 2023? Sao Paulo (49,112), Monterrey (42,090), Mexico City (37,134), Bogota (33,547) and Guadalajara (29,986).
Which posts changed most in July 2023? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Nairobi (+87%), Abuja (+73%) and Suva (+70%) and the largest falls Auckland (-48%), Halifax (-46%) and Ulaanbaatar (-46%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for July 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 July 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .