U.S. Department of State

Visa Statistics

The Report of the Visa Office is an annual report providing statistical information on immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuances by consular offices, as well as information on the use of visa numbers in numerically limited categories.

The Report of the Visa Office does not contain information on these categories:

• Refugees entering from abroad or asylum-seekers in the United States or
• Non-numerically controlled visa categories for people in the United States who are adjusting status (getting a green card or becoming a permanent resident) through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security (USCIS).
• The above statistics are available from the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics .

Report of the Visa Office 2005
Report of the Visa Office 2004
Report of the Visa Office 2003
Report of the Visa Office 2002
Report of the Visa Office 2001
Report of the Visa Office 2000

Accessing the following link will provide a listing of tables with statistical data for multiple years on a number of subjects (foreign state of chargeability, issuing office, etc.):

Multi-Year Reports (1992-2004)

The following tables provide non-immigrant worldwide issuance and refusal data by visa category:

FY2005 NIV Workload by Category
FY2004 NIV Workload by Category
FY2003 NIV Workload by Category

The following tables offer data on non-immigrant visa issuances by visa class and by nationality:

FY2005 NIV Detail Table
FY2004 NIV Detail Table
FY2003 NIV Detail Table
FY2002 NIV Detail Table
FY2001 NIV Detail Table
FY2000 NIV Detail Table
FY1999 NIV Detail Table
FY1998 NIV Detail Table
FY1997 NIV Detail Table

To request a paper copy of the Report of the Visa Office, please send a letter to:

Visa Office
Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division
2401 E. Street NW, Room H904
Washington, DC 20520

The Visa Office has a limited supply of older reports.  You may ask about the availability of these from the Visa Office.

 

 

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