Visa Statistics


Report of the Visa Office

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.

          Report of the Visa Office 2007
          Report of the Visa Office 2006
          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

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.

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 .

Additional Statistics

Tables with statistical data for multiple years on a number of subjects (foreign state of chargeability, issuing office, etc.):

           Multi-Year Reports (1992-2006)

Non-immigrant worldwide issuance and refusal data by visa category:

          FY2007 NIV Workload by Category
          FY2006 NIV Workload by Category
          FY2005 NIV Workload by Category
          FY2004 NIV Workload by Category
          FY2003 NIV Workload by Category
          FY2002 NIV Workload by Category

Non-immigrant B visa adjusted refusal rates by nationality:

          Multi-Year Adjusted Refusal Rates by Nationality (2006-2007)

Non-immigrant visa issuances by visa class and by nationality:

          FY2006 NIV Detail Table
                Also available as Excel Spreadsheet
          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