FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012
Nationality
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Rep. of the
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi

2003

2004

2005

2006

3,114
2,418
944
1,048
1,426
535
7,634
1,483
150
603
63
786
2,151
2,495
412
15,831
415
1,557
7,051
838
3,442
18,386
3,871
138
11,272
260
1,224
260
988
1,110

3,727
2,645
1,123
1,218
1,617
705
7,085
1,438
166
703
79
741
2,412
2,803
294
18,562
506
1,721
6,077
888
2,188
20,951
3,751
162
13,528
243
1,483
405
1,154
1,109

4,075
3,240
1,268
1,385
1,861
864
7,276
1,733
234
779
103
847
2,714
2,349
279
23,911
598
1,546
5,731
1,062
2,042
13,552
2,661
141
13,947
294
966
797
1,198
1,267

4,614
3,342
1,497
1,089
2,243
1,074
7,334
2,115
239
730
111
959
2,513
2,678
231
30,989
643
1,291
7,768
1,125
1,341
11,392
2,923
149
15,892
276
1,120
1,092
1,070
1,079

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

4,855
3,754
1,582
1,322
2,499
1,019
7,698
2,225
258
920
96
948
2,728
2,828
280
31,759
683
869
9,346
1,086
1,519
13,076
2,349
154
17,002
259
1,997
2,010
1,013
1,036

5,947
3,798
1,910
1,466
2,264
972
7,669
2,294
240
609
137
934
3,512
3,415
385
31,197
687
739
9,951
1,196
1,544
18,722
2,255
149
18,939
272
1,529
5,375
1,403
1,295

6,581
4,632
1,566
1,226
2,159
892
7,628
2,049
272
781
97
1,320
3,253
3,415
608
33,881
800
773
9,382
1,160
2,269
15,618
1,582
134
16,827
263
1,368
3,806
1,275
1,092

6,404
4,506
1,691
1,191
1,890
835
7,795
1,826
275
582
85
1,522
3,314
2,944
516
34,890
763
723
9,114
1,242
2,636
13,734
1,128
134
16,029
275
1,809
5,922
1,248
1,215

5,882
5,678
1,662
1,273
1,967
999
7,579
1,835
248
609
130
1,664
3,825
2,689
576
45,449
1,027
762
10,950
1,392
1,972
13,138
1,531
132
14,486
281
2,107
2,494
1,200
1,126

7,364
7,778
1,821
1,341
2,588
1,147
7,403
2,100
272
624
131
1,600
5,320
4,622
538
65,831
1,203
942
12,674
1,321
1,274
15,651
1,592
139
15,111
341
3,168
3,226
1,153
1,353

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012
Nationality
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Africa Total

2003
4,310
616
1,291
11,401
956
802
1,006
47,593
679
78
5,094
181
1,550
191
51,347
1,658
285
4,111
1,767
2,259
3,566
2,337
4,073

2004
2,746
700
1,655
12,194
856
901
1,175
44,653
948
85
5,199
160
1,685
181
56,634
1,555
365
4,120
1,795
2,874
4,085
2,564
4,298

2005
2,879
678
1,752
11,760
868
925
1,313
43,201
1,024
96
4,602
187
1,462
219
61,063
1,604
446
4,264
1,229
3,226
3,974
2,837
4,499

2006
4,487
575
1,679
10,946
840
926
1,209
37,234
1,192
71
4,635
186
1,522
205
57,767
1,980
432
4,429
1,038
3,353
4,335
2,734
4,228

2007
2,642
503
1,760
10,377
862
1,031
1,231
50,251
1,499
79
4,212
179
1,862
253
58,357
2,421
354
5,239
1,233
3,454
4,852
2,235
4,562

2008
3,021
659
2,179
15,125
1,085
1,059
977
59,748
1,582
70
5,561
188
1,965
227
61,801
2,502
379
5,774
1,395
3,763
5,670
1,954
4,795

2009
2,980
710
1,968
15,364
1,091
944
1,039
55,581
1,552
65
5,208
160
1,710
237
49,960
2,855
442
5,647
1,238
3,984
5,355
1,830
4,689

2010
2,624
1,172
2,204
16,740
1,138
1,047
978
64,279
1,701
78
4,786
250
1,765
177
51,052
3,217
518
5,959
1,253
4,834
4,644
2,629
4,568

2011
3,039
871
2,439
17,558
1,313
1,266
995
63,503
2,078
81
4,775
184
1,971
144
60,152
73
3,938
438
5,928
1,452
5,069
5,458
2,512
5,769

2012
2,079
906
2,533
17,936
1,505
1,338
1,200
83,944
2,573
82
4,824
233
1,807
202
62,516
467
3,771
535
6,208
1,521
6,393
6,322
2,955
6,004

239,056

250,912

252,828

254,922

276,618

312,284

291,318

303,851

325,669

387,482

1,346
1,490
8,444
367

1,539
1,610
8,720
438

1,912
2,305
9,466
451

2,043
2,405
9,409
414

2,611
2,816
8,539
544

2,454
3,086
8,627
803

2,775
2,796
10,544
432

2,638
3,196
11,106
511

3,254
3,534
11,238
486

2,884
3,963
15,911
521

Asia
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012

Nationality
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
China - mainland
- Taiwan
Hong Kong S.A.R.
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Macau S.A.R.
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Authority Travel Document
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Thailand

2003
168
3,232
4,019
216,949
152,577
20,183
336,516
31,836
7,486
1,355
102,586
94,329
12,185
296
411,445
4,723
1,953
9,758
613
24,598
301
5,060
6,920
1,060
24,092
2,617
125,553
852
10,635
6,896
8,693
5,189
38,481

2004
181
3,764
5,080
262,963
189,854
30,365
389,398
41,421
9,125
2,366
104,115
95,360
12,861
222
344,213
5,661
2,466
14,331
744
34,750
256
4,595
6,755
1,578
24,934
2,381
127,185
965
11,985
8,723
9,761
6,027
48,310

2005
189
4,317
4,852
325,955
196,909
43,108
378,039
55,570
10,805
3,418
118,331
89,269
14,500
202
386,524
7,990
2,930
13,581
1,077
36,723
205
4,242
8,097
1,908
28,025
4,170
143,364
1,507
17,537
9,740
12,332
5,558
53,694

2006
127
4,366
4,225
382,085
190,634
47,454
437,687
51,825
11,575
3,255
125,018
85,119
15,165
148
436,028
9,235
3,294
16,083
1,039
38,185
180
5,037
11,285
1,734
39,096
4,597
152,102
1,921
25,532
10,384
14,185
5,719
61,521

2007
228
4,127
3,814
443,802
179,254
50,815
653,060
44,521
12,442
3,132
163,836
80,982
17,682
150
448,636
11,246
3,676
21,683
1,223
39,649
216
4,101
12,419
1,956
39,145
2,836
202,734
2,408
28,450
9,761
12,691
6,769
68,548

2008
324
4,397
3,824
503,433
171,588
49,802
632,871
40,498
12,635
3,714
188,440
76,623
17,295
137
389,287
12,737
3,155
19,888
1,251
41,148
268
4,109
15,751
2,187
32,666
2,864
194,286
3,302
36,224
10,058
11,421
6,421
62,199

2009
209
5,335
3,545
524,949
129,506
32,562
499,686
42,378
17,518
5,020
135,434
66,586
17,720
76
122,370
16,917
2,320
17,480
987
31,059
254
5,526
10,686
2,407
33,730
2,825
176,372
3,732
56,199
9,532
8,512
7,408
50,726

2010
266
5,910
3,591
706,818
146,149
37,865
528,286
46,052
19,822
5,905
124,142
65,771
16,023
53
106,904
16,238
1,915
16,445
1,285
36,094
249
6,944
9,911
2,385
31,595
3,652
159,897
4,141
75,535
10,412
9,502
8,427
54,921

2011
376
6,773
3,212
945,040
149,731
43,714
554,267
62,434
23,864
8,096
137,646
71,218
18,004
111
106,994
18,003
1,371
17,816
1,732
43,598
331
7,142
9,825
2,869
33,808
3,809
155,150
5,765
90,728
10,743
11,517
8,366
56,885

2012
379
6,967
3,663
1,283,250
125,367
46,600
582,098
65,520
25,446
10,399
132,854
75,071
21,825
87
90,927
21,826
1,800
20,578
2,134
47,027
263
7,041
10,341
4,193
44,619
4,226
198,683
7,011
103,213
10,926
11,541
9,408
57,575

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012
Nationality
Timor-Leste
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Yemen
Asia Total
Europe

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy

2003
56
1,490
17,210
1,292

2011
174
11,036
50,483
2,345

2012
161
12,404
58,117
3,497

1,704,851 1,839,535 2,029,895 2,245,528 2,636,244 2,626,123 2,109,079 2,338,370 2,693,488

3,130,316

5,996
23
5,483
5,840
2,514
11,051
7,589
6,516
23,034
15,092
4,572
28,858
6,947
5,356
4,347
37,463
4,991
59,338
105,030
30,413
18,410
1,526
16,991
18,929

2004
68
2,533
20,522
1,410

5,620
26
5,474
5,536
2,397
9,421
6,693
7,577
25,244
15,657
4,727
30,632
8,352
5,188
4,504
36,829
5,130
60,150
112,101
32,755
18,569
1,507
13,456
20,954

2005
94
3,736
25,479
1,784

7,391
35
5,483
6,103
2,359
9,363
5,553
7,722
26,816
16,496
4,843
34,024
8,334
6,183
5,073
38,616
4,581
64,601
111,818
36,508
21,499
1,491
16,763
22,801

2006
96
4,517
28,490
2,314

6,337
26
5,009
6,176
2,881
9,749
5,418
7,635
28,643
15,747
4,531
32,118
8,016
6,302
4,961
91,454
6,185
63,201
98,367
33,423
23,104
1,295
15,009
53,947

2007
96
5,102
38,602
1,942

6,772
51
4,471
6,024
3,354
9,650
6,066
7,757
28,838
17,740
4,761
31,315
8,415
7,540
5,442
44,042
5,219
65,809
94,336
36,891
25,531
1,362
15,381
26,014

2008
144
6,677
47,956
1,573

8,453
29
5,162
6,084
4,042
9,532
6,058
6,858
28,681
18,730
5,862
33,483
7,903
7,954
5,263
45,891
5,709
65,890
90,603
41,238
27,001
1,259
16,583
24,242

2009
142
8,879
41,854
2,091

7,373
27
4,880
5,704
4,449
9,380
6,538
6,160
22,021
16,104
5,009
10,024
7,687
2,452
4,491
43,271
5,530
59,900
81,188
36,533
6,980
887
13,342
22,514

2010
120
9,173
46,192
2,329

6,853
37
4,614
5,999
4,895
10,643
6,213
6,403
20,874
15,042
5,276
6,974
7,637
1,505
4,641
44,601
5,858
59,963
78,874
19,251
5,061
1,181
14,444
23,333

6,077
25
4,060
6,166
5,040
10,319
6,236
7,136
24,354
16,166
5,305
7,001
8,295
1,522
4,699
45,779
6,028
63,663
85,674
6,233
5,458
1,355
17,752
23,023

6,576
30
5,294
6,382
5,599
11,018
7,492
6,360
23,283
16,524
4,921
6,929
8,554
1,623
5,072
44,456
6,004
63,241
84,652
7,034
5,505
1,380
18,530
25,216

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vatican City

2003
5,264
1,699
7,158
49
9,395
256
3,995
2,555
2,885
14
13,838
7,697
92,814
4,361
31,040
96,097
18
16,862
18,017
1,185
17,083
11,712
8,919
730
42,794
588
26,608
3,957
39

2004
5,780
1,662
7,283
38
8,150
319
3,963
3,194
3,114
32
15,115
8,139
109,986
4,374
38,872
102,272
14
18,046
17,468
1,195
18,067
12,393
9,016
641
46,632
911
31,675
3,563
72

2005
7,413
1,612
8,555
44
8,097
318
3,859
3,056
3,825
37
15,151
9,365
120,211
4,950
42,038
121,843
23
18,174
17,342
1,091
19,208
13,185
9,074
794
53,121
902
36,208
5,020
47

2006
9,481
1,754
7,571
50
8,462
356
4,592
2,552
5,087
20
15,574
9,921
113,043
5,126
45,321
130,220
17
18,665
18,673
1,039
17,526
13,449
9,101
855
57,878
941
40,732
4,429
31

2007
12,169
2,357
8,416
69
9,427
290
6,417
2,826
9,591
24
15,610
9,831
103,183
5,566
43,310
145,725
24
22,884
17,294
1,062
19,083
13,701
10,225
1,517
64,751
961
43,673
3,071
52

2008
14,636
626
2,753
8,127
53
9,949
297
6,522
2,943
10,444
34
525
16,227
10,389
104,855
6,068
44,273
171,776
20
733
20,948
16,332
1,112
20,607
13,750
11,138
2,182
76,198
839
51,454
3,625
83

2009
11,829
2,194
2,664
3,564
60
3,156
296
5,848
636
7,125
41
2,131
15,059
9,364
75,856
5,007
31,587
156,958
15
9,705
7,465
5,631
996
22,089
12,560
12,598
1,733
69,513
1,072
43,698
4,725
58

2010
14,491
3,554
3,258
3,349
54
2,868
268
6,135
265
8,572
31
3,501
15,043
10,120
73,968
4,652
31,647
175,644
11
16,070
1,021
4,579
933
22,459
12,686
12,096
1,898
77,344
1,215
45,377
6,018
52

2011
17,405
3,774
3,951
3,528
63
3,017
315
7,224
322
8,221
28
3,293
15,316
10,432
73,929
4,906
32,627
204,315
17
18,123
118
5,211
1,083
25,880
13,034
13,777
2,045
91,992
1,243
50,086
5,812
35

2012
18,257
4,328
3,759
3,248
67
2,691
336
7,555
307
7,897
28
3,699
15,037
10,726
73,378
5,606
32,979
225,070
12
18,111
38
4,891
1,107
26,401
13,366
12,962
1,786
93,124
1,389
54,734
7,462
32

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012
Nationality
Europe Total

2003
853,938

2004
910,485

2005
2006
2007
2008
989,019 1,072,000 1,035,890 1,102,028

2009
907,677

2011
988,488

2012
1,022,058

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

3,795
11,609
12,063
6,413
5,454
30,845
10,122
2,047
44,152
36,636
3,566
34,283
20,114
22,999
36,790
1,022,013
11,162
18,074
1,999
5,331
3,382
23,303

4,100
16,673
13,128
5,203
6,037
31,744
11,843
2,336
35,780
25,146
3,831
29,271
23,268
22,808
44,458
912,892
12,879
19,574
2,673
4,475
3,583
41,203

2,996
23,432
11,950
5,023
5,854
39,546
12,939
2,222
60,422
19,666
2,407
36,717
22,926
28,168
53,564
906,623
13,641
20,190
2,306
4,439
3,086
39,206

3,450
2,601
2,190
10,425
12,428
11,520
12,319
9,631
9,207
5,635
4,420
4,140
5,079
4,832
6,477
36,774
44,075
41,432
19,624
23,114
18,892
2,269
1,993
1,465
70,780
68,102
65,261
20,637
26,642
28,357
3,570
2,626
2,288
47,755
52,378
57,401
25,983
23,970
24,550
27,853
30,753
33,259
61,899
43,171
49,485
862,823 1,130,478 1,315,116
14,067
13,243
15,089
26,927
26,284
24,913
2,263
1,873
1,550
4,402
4,007
3,343
3,074
2,405
1,949
23,221
24,023
31,645

2,212
10,065
8,660
5,362
6,537
42,972
20,200
1,324
73,006
31,110
1,877
59,134
29,213
38,415
49,831
1,693,133
16,911
26,826
1,390
2,916
1,789
34,739

North America Total

1,366,152 1,272,905 1,317,323 1,345,083 1,456,277 1,403,322 1,290,829 1,553,049 1,749,529

2,157,622

North America

3,390
3,229
15,743
15,356
12,631
11,495
6,314
5,827
5,527
5,800
39,268
39,057
9,046
12,723
2,090
1,788
77,465
70,035
20,493
26,966
2,889
2,451
35,320
32,553
20,332
32,591
29,815
30,933
65,405
71,117
910,381 1,015,403
13,576
13,926
22,813
20,736
1,954
1,703
4,703
3,612
3,170
2,961
42,758
36,015

3,071
13,103
12,671
5,520
5,909
42,882
13,108
1,976
69,051
27,352
3,097
44,643
35,463
30,213
66,541
948,829
15,743
24,446
1,757
4,260
2,871
30,816

2010
919,351

Oceania
Australia
Fiji

28,488
3,598

30,387
4,255

29,449
4,270

31,021
4,167

32,126
4,168

35,492
4,471

31,617
3,352

33,114
3,468

34,230
3,002

35,353
2,974

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012

Nationality
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

2003
782
25
10
21
8,995
22
488
1,575
101
1,187
232
75

2004
825
35
20
24
9,648
17
467
1,479
94
1,725
201
58

2005
629
62
12
30
8,950
29
559
1,252
106
1,997
266
63

2006
527
52
2
37
8,816
16
513
1,113
102
1,903
235
49

2007
611
53
12
17
8,992
18
468
973
153
2,047
282
83

2008
666
62
12
9
9,151
7
611
821
150
1,312
246
79

2009
666
72
2
20
7,567
15
728
968
97
895
146
92

2010
470
67
3
15
7,717
37
808
694
191
1,006
105
79

2011
562
103
13
40
8,171
20
831
728
159
1,083
116
123

2012
495
92
19
43
7,812
28
757
854
156
814
133
103

45,599

49,235

47,674

48,553

50,003

53,089

46,237

47,774

49,181

49,633

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

88,256
8,443
108,795
39,491
200,359
60,088
8,335
4,357
63,410
1,737
10,712
70,366

82,393
10,581
159,103
39,973
194,720
49,504
5,761
4,873
79,348
1,727
14,676
79,381

93,847
9,056
200,321
37,036
179,759
48,246
6,179
4,883
59,693
1,904
12,829
95,358

97,431
9,931
283,762
44,948
186,738
54,738
4,840
4,824
55,157
1,914
14,054
109,586

112,895
11,579
359,735
49,526
196,100
67,215
4,339
5,948
58,677
2,514
14,587
103,133

121,909
12,846
449,889
57,011
204,256
63,612
4,786
6,849
61,272
3,069
15,183
102,154

133,382
15,661
484,038
48,152
208,920
50,285
6,561
6,246
64,974
3,168
15,369
119,621

148,656
16,066
556,061
51,371
163,777
59,465
5,610
6,705
64,976
2,852
16,098
165,882

194,533
13,272
801,371
70,479
234,700
78,950
7,495
7,862
70,850
3,156
17,443
198,442

261,110
12,064
1,049,689
70,281
337,336
95,063
14,306
8,778
75,701
4,489
19,622
228,207

South America Total

664,349

722,040

749,111

867,923

986,248 1,102,836 1,156,377 1,257,519 1,698,553

2,176,646

Oceania Total
South America

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVIII
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Year 2003-2012
Nationality
No Nationality
United Nations Laissez-Passer
Grand Totals

2003
7,532
157

2011
2,821
210

2012
3,183
150

4,881,634 5,049,099 5,388,951 5,836,730 6,444,285 6,603,076 5,804,182 6,422,751 7,507,939

8,927,090

NOTE: Please see Appendix A for notes on nationality.

2004
3,744
243

2005
2,890
211

2006
2,534
187

2007
2,821
184

2008
3,169
225

2009
2,473
192

2010
2,656
181

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality

Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Rep. of the
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali

B-1

B-2

B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC

C-1/D

483
247
150
104
136
84
312
55
77
82
12
106
300
178
110
2,110
104
35
224
141
75
460
52
10
904
35
314
187
58
98
97

589
10
6
0
3
1
9
1
0
4
1
11
9
9
1
187
0
123
156
0
1
23
85
1
66
1
26
22
1
5
37

31
636
9
2
4
3
33
2
0
0
0
24
13
6
1
115
0
52
23
109
3
41
12
1
14
2
7
4
4
20
53

5,472
5,505
1,204
921
1,569
715
5,515
1,738
120
333
59
1,070
3,699
3,391
355
56,887
770
525
9,037
804
851
11,926
1,203
66
11,001
200
2,337
1,120
623
840
1,499

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

14
23
9
42
72
5
17
8
3
1
1
1
17
25
0
31
0
0
159
2
4
51
2
3
26
5
7
2
41
42
3

2
164
0
12
0
0
8
47
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
820
0
0
0
0
0
150
1
0
169
0
2
0
0
2
0

53
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
50
0
2
710
5
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
11
74
0
0

1
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
28
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0

189
745
236
69
522
125
716
58
17
28
1
135
426
538
11
1,586
207
119
919
139
134
1,224
23
5
1,059
23
126
1,478
73
78
151

168
180
136
53
158
151
385
27
45
106
45
207
681
242
45
438
92
20
448
73
143
348
85
49
830
42
149
132
187
145
106

14
29
12
18
15
2
90
0
0
3
0
7
25
35
0
540
13
4
80
10
2
245
5
0
315
3
8
32
21
3
7

16
5
6
3
3
10
6
0
0
0
0
1
2
8
0
45
0
0
10
1
2
103
2
0
10
2
1
3
0
13
6

233
59
34
71
83
12
155
31
5
56
10
19
79
116
9
1,931
11
11
201
15
22
517
24
3
409
26
63
191
42
86
46

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Region Total For Africa

B-1

B-2

168
38
1,002
154
124
113
1,005
165
20
224
25
66
2
797
191
195
29
447
100
437
270
281
129

1
5
70
1
8
16
150
10
3
4
12
4
3
161
9
251
0
52
5
34
5
170
19

0
75
31
2
5
3
9,771
1
0
15
8
98
0
121
5
1,220
0
23
22
9
28
185
16

13,322

2,381

12,862

627
235
564
114
196
102
144

1
6
49
0
0
509
311

17
381
22
1
5
1,264
2

B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC

507
0
1,520
0
14,567
0
951
0
908
0
644
0
65,123
0
1,638
0
32
0
3,512
0
120
0
1,313
0
98
0
50,650
0
140
0
1,544
0
371
0
4,277
0
1,026
0
4,629
0
4,387
0
1,613
0
4,200
0

C-1/D

3
15
10
48
34
0
143
87
0
28
1
11
1
246
0
7
1
25
4
7
30
40
143

0
646
326
6
37
0
96
2
0
0
27
2
0
2,282
0
0
0
154
0
257
0
17
0

1
0
52
0
1
0
15
0
0
15
1
0
0
7
0
7
0
2
1
5
16
0
178

0
3
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1

55
69
667
61
43
97
3,591
390
1
288
4
58
28
798
26
150
42
432
100
373
473
165
436

98
62
249
167
96
239
841
107
19
332
30
109
27
488
66
219
56
424
160
124
435
305
396

1
23
95
13
5
7
662
11
0
55
0
7
0
3,068
1
34
3
66
6
56
64
19
128

0
2
21
9
3
1
138
0
0
17
0
0
0
53
1
6
4
4
8
8
14
12
19

63
43
533
80
52
59
659
92
6
212
3
42
9
2,002
18
94
25
234
46
370
223
131
187

19,507 10,965

5,862

578

9,753

15
17
319
4
3
63
17

13
2
66
1
15
14
3

322
113
385
34
29
149
157

295,125

1,500

5,238

1,218

66

2
0
48
10
10
559
63

0
4
677
0
4
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
3,017
4

2
1
1
1
0
0
0

Asia
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia

1,365

2,895

11,353
195
25
384
2,072

0
0
0
0
0

195
214
1,615
47
28
608
287

151
30
597
111
63
163
166

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
China - mainland
- Taiwan
Hong Kong S.A.R.
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Macau S.A.R.
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Authority Travel Document
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Thailand
Timor-Leste
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Yemen

B-1

B-2

2,752
6
2
3,102
2,602
2
942
3,010
8,153
1,881
0
2,428
440
103
541
0
915
52
249
197
666
1,770
1
2,228
541
5,456
3,039
300
14
1,112
38
1,023
1,124
301

271
349
16
931
579
448
15
62
15
49
0
217
2
26
57
0
657
0
346
52
10
68
85
5,772
4
126
9
88
60
270
0
1
118
55

976
54
5
1,136
42
6,465
24
1,227
59
80
1
58
3
9
56
1
115
0
29
8
657
199
108
283
7
34
1
18
100
22
5
5
453
8

B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC

997,920
0
101,307
0
40,688
0
329,457
0
43,364
0
12,487
0
7,009
0
118,148
0
2,724
0
16,604
0
49
0
9,244
0
17,701
0
1,070
0
17,852
0
1,792
0
37,844
0
77
0
4,531
0
6,592
0
1,548
0
35,768
0
3,382
0
106,445
0
5,533
0
59,919
0
469
0
7,876
0
8,171
0
39,360
0
39
0
9,998
0
41,159
0
2,077
0

C-1/D

2,459
66
17
1,144
257
38
6
37
1,411
66
2
193
0
12
8
0
22
5
26
71
0
13
1
1,684
0
3
20
110
3
123
0
0
127
1

13,879
2,450
722
27,055
12,041
4
6
492
3,667
293
0
3,184
5
1
94
1
2,057
35
0
300
68
543
1
63,489
2
0
2,240
1,212
18
2,713
0
0
570
6

1,239
1
1
370
8
0
0
9
1
3
0
0
75
0
11
0
1
0
14
0
0
3
0
612
0
532
2
4
19
3
0
84
35
2

63
1,152
5
79
5
49
0
238
11,699
14
0
3,411
0
0
0
0
13
0
13
0
0
36
0
94
0
0
35
9
0
336
0
0
9

192,522
11,067
2,833
24,706
2,529
3,512
463
1,054
19,443
1,125
3
44,271
3,351
27
453
240
2,035
10
669
1,292
918
1,224
217
761
779
35,100
2,373
841
341
4,225
11
1,121
10,461
611

1,247
16
16
1,918
832
532
254
137
617
145
32
337
86
102
125
0
167
39
183
375
70
651
17
872
54
228
88
204
139
235
37
40
350
205

14,778
2,197
370
135,608
797
310
25
1,386
3,313
362
0
5,054
22
0
327
23
851
2
46
828
23
1,238
46
4,763
4
106
817
309
111
385
0
4
447
13

989
150
113
180
143
5
15
70
1,133
20
0
278
1
0
28
1
85
1
55
11
4
43
9
87
2
9
23
9
0
183
2
1
49
7

41,991
4,899
1,202
8,598
1,456
1,021
1,495
4,085
10,030
997
0
16,445
108
65
725
57
992
25
779
395
157
2,126
334
3,378
72
1,147
1,132
195
210
7,186
28
100
1,566
170

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Region Total For Asia
Europe
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

A
B-1
46,972 11,634

B-2
B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC
13,940 2,106,493
0

C
C-1/D
8,617 137,833

176
0
182
316
393
17
301
204
162
140
52
353
423
103
490
2,143
570
1,500
2,898
219
176
12
197
667
326
279
229
66
9
163
32

5
0
0
77
18
58
31
3
35
54
1
16
53
4
206
325
105
272
926
28
34
4
180
158
896
6
8
3
1
10
2

38
0
13
1
4
379
20
3
11
366
3
61
8
1
26
124
28
31
224
0
3
3
5
33
3,504
4
13
129
0
2
0

5,267
0
4,044
788
3,843
8,170
1,433
4,692
11,995
10,320
4,315
1,950
1,107
232
370
3,384
3,173
7,206
17,914
1,372
869
328
1,336
3,862
6,811
3,018
1,841
415
8
300
38

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

10
0
6
3
14
5
9
1
15
15
4
5
8
1
2
34
9
56
187
2
7
0
12
17
42
1
21
2
0
1
0

0
0
0
503
0
749
1,140
581
1,938
4,140
42
290
516
156
574
4,030
1,000
5,571
8,345
2,518
593
166
807
2,499
1
0
0
1,729
1
374
28

D
E
F
G
H
6,050 17,265 373,582 11,631 175,003

19
0
0
0
57
0
1
5
0
0
2
10
1
0
0
8
0
2
6
1
1
0
0
1
48
0
10
0
0
0
0

2
0
6
124
8
1
201
3
12
18
0
33
116
2
73
1,852
0
5,252
2,177
12
2
2
213
1,164
19
0
0
8
1
15
2

408
8
158
795
467
270
824
164
438
333
200
611
1,450
87
410
6,352
278
8,228
4,728
985
464
306
593
4,022
2,131
102
200
173
28
252
73

103
5
152
216
172
176
218
84
146
137
37
121
335
45
295
1,193
152
1,030
1,084
71
126
35
174
665
198
48
193
47
8
74
47

72
1
108
195
79
221
272
40
533
94
57
179
247
27
164
2,516
56
1,951
5,703
415
279
91
1,120
1,489
125
23
33
79
1
113
8

I
J
3,820 114,355

25
0
14
110
25
7
132
13
42
39
13
46
156
8
105
708
35
933
1,850
16
30
1
160
172
43
5
5
9
0
7
6

280
10
264
2,284
389
646
1,388
363
7,441
665
154
2,686
2,689
781
1,461
14,160
429
22,731
18,174
851
2,063
238
10,449
6,365
3,790
736
1,097
336
9
1,263
55

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Region Total For Europe

B-1

B-2

B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC

3,925
0
113
0
3,897
0
1
0
1,875
0
1,424
0
1,955
0
60,461
0
1,276
0
21,298
0
181,219
0
2
0
11,796
0
34
0
610
0
185
0
3,279
0
1,337
0
3,484
0
719
0
66,376
0
730
0
29,498
0
5,661
0
6
0

205
27
127
7
113
519
396
396
231
323
2,951
0
243
0
169
48
610
1,103
299
122
1,585
127

487
229
18

8
3
10
0
1
197
37
330
50
177
131
0
12
0
9
12
754
145
138
1
43
6
167
15
1

8
0
14
0
4
27
5
24
11
41
724
0
10
0
15
0
61
44
33
242
102
4
873
9
0

23,133

5,766

7,288

511,562

18
148
62
104
279

0
3
0
7
24

452
6
1,615
2
7

1,598
8,425
6,539
4,607
203

C-1/D

1
1
5
0
4
3
0
167
20
67
191
0
13
0
3
1
40
9
9
1
96
4
46
2
0

668
43
89
0
1,277
3,587
1,026
4,177
1,531
4,719
16,111
0
1,954
0
399
167
1,911
1,090
1,144
0
4,018
9
11,444
300
0

0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
4
4
0
3
0
5
0
2
0
0
2
11
0
9
0
0

0
0
2
0
9
307
370
77
11
27
27
0
8
0
31
35
1,127
381
201
0
254
0
14
1

109
11
109
5
75
1,483
2,637
711
573
470
6,085
5
641
1
399
138
4,296
2,790
3,912
256
7,003
192
723
297
1

70
17
103
6
13
427
322
173
137
208
1,442
2
168
0
123
26
773
289
253
117
435
55
223
161
6

63
11
168
3
24
575
125
573
309
1,012
1,674
0
476
0
148
35
1,225
526
328
35
1,556
36
859
97
0

26
0
5
0
15
202
124
152
54
71
728
0
76
0
29
4
240
129
128
1
206
0
113
0
0

2,353
23
3,242
4
242
3,128
2,480
4,142
731
3,679
9,093
3
2,266
3
2,639
276
7,854
3,216
1,799
276
10,023
207
8,504
539
0

1,172

93,955

68,460 12,936

26,149

0
0
0
0
0

1
74
29
229
2

8
108
24
15
24

217 14,200

7,018 170,969

North America
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Canada

0
1
0
0
4

0
0
0
0
2,604

77
958
151
136
262

9
21
32
26
832

14
151
68
124
120

1
4
1
0
41

15
43
81
81
117

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Region Total For North America

B-1

B-2

B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC

161
119
15
572
540
31
404
172
298
275
3,537
168
603
30

43
27
199

16
1,635
2
546
194
2
121
10
99
139
4,055
135
126
1
4
62
23

24
14,382
164
1,579
150
256
18
14
6,860
2,058
2,081
41
4,656
230
380
186
146

39,986
2,722
878
63,680
27,708
1,392
53,100
26,636
27,272
35,027
29,786
13,914
18,871
1,008
1,876
1,348
31,902

7,805

7,204

35,307

4,580
61
65
8
13
20
920
9
103
16
30

103
10
2
0
0
0
130
0
6
54
2
3
0

21
3
0
1
0
0
21
0
7
4
1
32
1

C-1/D

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,493,267
0
0
0
0
0
0

207
16
6
311
303
8
242
376
238
405
511
592
230
15
27
14
217

328
2
116
414
258
44
249
268
1,482
1,303
2,836
878
952
0
430
71
397

0
0
0
6
0
0
2
0
6
2
20
0
0
0
0
0
1

8
2
0
5
0
0
5
0
26
8
3,926
0
9
0
0
0

27

498
26
71
694
316
65
418
281
662
928
9,904
175
573
54
102
44
534

160
250
3
124
102
13
147
128
100
110
1,100
133
120
9
7
3
176

550
3
21
515
631
29
3,398
79
504
5,280
104,202
413
136
19
20
10
305

31
8
1
129
39
2
23
33
18
26
762
35
25
0
0
0
7

450
43
9
1,180
274
21
350
207
259
3,232
7,434
211
278
6
10
8
181

398,478

1,493,267

4,053

10,207

42

6,620

16,929

3,605 116,592

1,186

14,490

7,936
2,255
35
34
1
9
1,881
17
447
562
66
619
10

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

432
346
34
48
0
7
310
1
39
30
31
13
8

2,211
115
300
0
0
0
416
0
0
100
4
3
71

1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0

6,208
0
0
0
0
0
46
0
0
0
0
0
0

2,154
19
0
1
0
0
483
0
69
9
3
7
0

326
2
0
0
0
0
104
0
2
0
0
0
0

5,468
46
23
0
3
0
1,793
1
36
18
3
35
1

Oceania
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu

61
24

394
69
5
0
2
7
110
0
37
20
15
4
6

759
5
2
0
0
0
477
0
0
0
0
1
0

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part I)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Vanuatu
Region Total For Oceania
South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Region Total For South America
No Nationality
United Nations Laissez-Passer

Grand Totals

A
20

B-1

B-2

B-1,2 B-1,2 / BCC

42
0

5,930

311

93

13,914

1,312

1,197
167
4,267
1,407
4,185
1,164
62
362
933

124
365
174

122
60
2,841
339
626
188
10
139
490
0
88
3,127

88
20
170
69
206
81
1,431
5
12,763
3
12
356

249,029
10,234
990,598
60,819
312,371
88,379
11,750
7,197
49,166
4,088
18,111
212,361

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

14,407

8,030

15,204 2,014,103

2
0

15
0

19
0

111,571

35,341

84,713

C-1/D

E
0

13

13

3,220

6,254

2,746

682

1,248

434

7,430

810
150
4,803
293
435
426
286
244
1,264
93
29
116

782
77
3,767
1,099
2,060
299
451
15
2,449
31
108
488

0
0
112
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

181
11
47
48
252
27
0
2
7
1
1

127

1,217
387
16,159
1,880
6,132
1,234
80
246
1,134
35
143
5,210

891
342
1,412
353
860
274
67
175
587
61
246
276

891
125
2,575
830
1,398
350
35
44
1,536
8
139
1,487

164
3
689
138
158
30
16
16
101
7
15
72

3,629
340
15,156
2,373
4,550
1,900
26
285
4,062
28
201
578

8,949

11,626

115

704

33,857

5,544

9,418

1,409

33,128

2,764
0

0
0

2
0

89
0

0
0

1
0

172
0

0
150

18
0

2
0

28
0

5,342,439

1,493,267

25,605

262,168

7,649

45,110

515,253

45,513

334,290

14,447

350,153

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality

Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Rep. of the
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali

54
0
4
5
9
1
89
71
1
2
1
1
24
51

37
164
1
10
6
0
33
3
2
9
0
9
7
11
0
461
6
0
14
15
0
25
1
0
37
0
0
30
9
5
0

M NATO

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

1
3
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
45
0
0
5
3
1
6
0
0
6
0
1
1
2
2
9

4
1
10
1
4
37
2
15
1
0
0
6
17
4
1
10
0
0
181
1
0
48
58
0
81
0
14
0
8
3
38

V NAFTA

0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1
0
1
16
2
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
66
0
8
13
0
0
87
0
0
55
0
5
0
2
6
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
2

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

4
266
0
42
476
0
32
371
38
1
96
1
106
12
4
4
24

1
7
1
2
2
0
8
41
0
0
1
0
5
1
0
206
0
1
11
3
1
24
0
0
21
0
0
1
3
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

Grand
Total

7,364
7,778
1,821
1,341
2,588
1,147
7,403
2,100
272
624
131
1,600
5,320
4,622
538
65,831
1,203
942
12,674
1,321
1,274
15,651
1,592
139
15,111
341
3,168
3,226
1,153
1,353
2,079

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Region Total For Africa

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

0
4
12
2
1
1
17
0
0
8
0
1
0
142
0
1
0
1
1
3
3
0
4

0
0
30
2
0
15
266
46
0
41
0
8
0
179
0
2
0
2
0
2
283
1
18

661

299

7
52
5
0
1
0
1

1
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
2
0
0
3
1

M NATO

7
6
164
5
3
4
724
10
1
44
0
88
34
85
7
29
0
27
37
31
36
7
10

1
14
39
1
8
0
398
2
0
22
1
0
0
1,255
0
5
2
9
1
35
17
2
88

1
5
8
0
1
0
172
11
0
3
1
0
0
84
1
6
0
11
0
5
5
2
5

3,149

2,795

160
0
23
3
0
68
389

5
13
68
0
0
16
8

Grand
Total

V NAFTA

0
0
52
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
11

0
0
0
3
1
0
167
1
0
0
0
0
0
55
2
1
2
17
1
1
31
2
14

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0

0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
2
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0

906
2,533
17,936
1,505
1,338
1,200
83,944
2,573
82
4,824
233
1,807
202
62,516
467
3,771
535
6,208
1,521
6,393
6,322
2,955
6,004

1,440

131

568

12

19

25

387,482

0
0
83
0
0
27
24

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
12
0
0
21
14

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
3
0
0
0
0

0
0
5
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
14
0
0
0
0

2,884
3,963
15,911
521
379
6,967
3,663

Asia
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
China - mainland
- Taiwan
Hong Kong S.A.R.
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Macau S.A.R.
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Authority Travel Document
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Thailand
Timor-Leste
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Yemen

1,789
120
59
531
162
435
93
36
427
80
0
208
0
366
124
2
38
0
20
54
0
355
19
6,071
0
3
24
15
143
842
0
0
1,034
29

6,498
676
137
43,322
513
29
28
2,100
10,106
72
0
3,621
17
0
52
1
1,138
0
8
94
60
386
2
1,321
9
397
532
255
23
261
0
19
212
4

M NATO

2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

277
243
241
493
26
33
0
324
708
10
0
413
1
0
27
1
32
1
7
5
0
28
4
223
0
4
28
4
2
28
0
0
12
2

1,928
184
88
1,692
92
15
2
292
767
2
0
585
0
0
67
0
9
0
24
16
0
90
0
194
1
0
20
25
32
55
0
0
151
0

V NAFTA

90
0
23
6
2
0
0
2
169
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0

31
90
13
930
15
1
1
111
123
7
0
473
0
19
7
1
11
0
5
29
0
13
0
242
0
0
19
18
10
62
1
0
137
0

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

18
0
0
128
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
86
0
0
0
0
0
113
0
0
0
0

23
3
0
32
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1,426
320
48
593
48
31
20
29
477
14
0
480
14
0
19
3
42
16
34
16
12
16
0
38
3
149
55
42
10
49
0
8
100
6

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

81
17
1
87
2
29
1
4
24
1
0
23
0
0
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
39
0
8
0
0
0
7
2
2
0
0
3
0

Grand
Total
1,283,250
125,367
46,600
582,098
65,520
25,446
10,399
132,854
75,071
21,825
87
90,927
21,826
1,800
20,578
2,134
47,027
263
7,041
10,341
4,193
44,619
4,226
198,683
7,011
103,213
10,926
11,541
9,408
57,575
161
12,404
58,117
3,497

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Region Total For Asia
Europe

13,722

72,003

4,184

80
0
147
21
24
77
32
90
82
24
2
24
28
4
29
181
33
286
995
17
32
1
100
90
45
87
21
17
0
31
1

7
2
16
400
46
153
672
28
79
69
13
256
824
39
539
4,723
22
3,883
10,548
126
331
60
2,082
1,793
113
16
17
34
0
31
10

1
0
5
67
1
1
100
0
17
8
12
9
94
7
34
267
1
707
753
25
14
27
93
208
71
0
2
5
0
4
9

3,183

6,465

38
0
0
2
0
0
375
0
148
9
0
72
113
85
0
245
0
1,444
753
100
112
3
3
474
0
0
0
97
0
13
15

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

5
4
65
105
2
12
167
4
45
27
11
52
217
27
101
975
16
802
4,057
118
73
73
305
735
8
0
8
38
1
30
8

34
0
111
371
55
70
169
64
141
62
3
148
151
14
180
938
90
1,115
3,008
131
247
29
672
433
61
3
53
55
0
5
2

M NATO

344

2,416

356

88

354

3,130,316

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
221
0
139
115
2
0
0
1
274
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

6
0
2
4
0
4
5
18
0
4
0
6
18
0
10
65
5
87
190
24
46
1
23
90
25
0
8
6
0
2
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
2
14
15
1
3
0
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

6,576
30
5,294
6,382
5,599
11,018
7,492
6,360
23,283
16,524
4,921
6,929
8,554
1,623
5,072
44,456
6,004
63,241
84,652
7,034
5,505
1,380
18,530
25,216
18,257
4,328
3,759
3,248
67
2,691
336

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

V NAFTA

Grand
Total

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Region Total For Europe

V NAFTA

Grand
Total

0
0
0
0
0
0
144
1
0
12
2
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0

3
3
2
0
1
18
37
59
7
19
132
0
6
0
10
0
71
34
21
0
11
0
74
2
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
12
0
2
0
2
0
3
3
2
0
5
0
6
3
0

7,555
307
7,897
28
3,699
15,037
10,726
73,378
5,606
32,979
225,070
12
18,111
38
4,891
1,107
26,401
13,366
12,962
1,786
93,124
1,389
54,734
7,462
32

14,131

946

1,159

21

101

1,022,058

6
6
25
0
53

0
0
0
0
0

1
10
0
0
20

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
4
1

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
53

2,212
10,065
8,660
5,362
6,537

1
0
1
0
0
276
174
528
60
206
1
0
1
0
50
79
206
0
0
0
745
0
2
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

10
4
5
2
4
335
106
88
77
53
377
0
53
0
27
21
508
425
151
0
66
0
64
9
0

52
10
24
0
23
378
158
590
102
73
2,170
0
212
0
43
36
752
404
87
2
125
6
423
46
0

3,928

6,431

10,476

4
56
4
7
20

0
0
0
0
722

0
0
0
0
0

0
6
12
1
38

M NATO

42
1
65
0
11
93
29
104
22
216
739
0
49
0
12
7
82
89
34
11
103
8
844
56
0

8
35
24
0
5
1,780
380
593
365
290
1,160
0
115
0
159
33
2,445
1,148
692
0
287
5
331
32
0

3
5
5
0
2
278
220
29
35
14
93
0
7
0
9
4
133
204
247
1
67
0
30
0
0

5,218

36,819

0
10
5
13
851

8
35
12
6
260

North America
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Canada

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
N

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

14
29
9
37
4
2
19
4
3
198
1,003
2
4
0
2
1
29

29
458
18
1,615
136
1
122
150
112
345
3,622
30
77
12
3
2
207

824

723

1,417

299
0
0
0
0
0
75
0
3
0
1
0
0

2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

843
2
0
0
0
0
177
0
0
0
0
1
0

Nationality
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

M NATO

128
494
8
1,333
163
7
95
766
152
365
1,572
120
56
3
7
4
60

338
8
1
141
37
0
105
3
80
52
9,227
11
42
2
2
5
225

15
1
1
17
6
2
18
3
9
34
469
4
54
1
2
3
94

Region Total For North America

6,212

10,600

259
13
1
0
0
0
79
0
1
2
0
9
0

2,404
12
0
0
0
0
501
0
0
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
113
0
0
0
0
0
0

22
2
1
53
17
0
38
30
37
36
513
14
12
0
0
0
6

0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
18
19
0
26
37
13
1
14
5
0
0
0
0
0

6
0
0
35
211
2
229
16
183
5
558
28
1
0
1
1
3

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
2
1
0
4
0
2
2
12,619
2
1
0
0
0
0

42,972
20,200
1,324
73,006
31,110
1,877
59,134
29,213
38,415
49,831
1,693,133
16,911
26,826
1,390
2,916
1,789
34,739

7,029

114

812

133

1,284

12,687

2,157,622

851
2
12
0
0
0
251
0
0
0
0
0
12

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

91
13
16
0
0
0
36
0
3
38
0
26
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

10
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

35,353
2,974
495
92
19
43
7,812
28
757
854
156
814
133

V NAFTA

Grand
Total

Oceania
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XVII (Part II)

Nonimmigrant Visas Issued
Fiscal Year 2012
Nationality
Vanuatu
Region Total For Oceania
South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Grand Totals

378

1,023

1,131

1,137
70
4,106
357
914
181
3
21
271
0
77
1,932

27
6
318
24
260
75
6
2
66
6
2
88

0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

261
5
786
66
191
28
0
4
44
0
30
529

3,468

9,069

880

20
0

8
0

0
0

0
0

32,154

134,212

10,855

7,165

M NATO

365

2,918

100
37
550
57
1,786
174
74
14
504
1
12
159

Grand
Total

V NAFTA

103

223

11

49,633

517
15
1,023
96
816
119
3
3
235
0
32
1,073

1
1
93
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0

61
11
177
33
101
33
5
2
44
2
9
42

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
12
0
0
0

4
1
32
0
16
94
1
2
27
0
0
6

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
5
0
18
2
0
0
5
0
2
5

261,110
12,064
1,049,689
70,281
337,336
95,063
14,306
8,778
75,701
4,489
19,622
228,207

1,944

3,932

96

520

16

183

38

2,176,646

0
0

1
0

25
0

0
0

17
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

3,183
150

12

18,343

34,153

1,632

5,715

517

1,595

13,216

8,927,090

Region Total For South America

No Nationality
United Nations Laissez-Passer

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Africa
Angola, Luanda
Benin, Cotonou
Botswana, Gaborone
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Burundi, Bujumbura
Cameroon, Yaounde
Cape Verde, Praia
Central African Republic, Bangui
Chad, N'Djamena
Congo, Rep. of the, Brazzaville
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the, Kinshasa
Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan
Djibouti, Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea, Malabo
Eritrea, Asmara
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Gabon, Libreville
Gambia, The, Banjul
Ghana, Accra
Guinea, Conakry
Kenya, Nairobi
Lesotho, Maseru
Liberia, Monrovia
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Malawi, Lilongwe
Mali, Bamako
Mauritania, Nouakchott
Mauritius, Port Louis
Mozambique, Maputo
Namibia, Windhoek
Niger, Niamey

2003

2004

2005

2006

2,190
863
1,628
1,239
355
6,642
1,075
18
594
1,714
2,217
403
1,195
5,795
1,196
3,342
16,064
4,155
10,528
372
808
627
1,145
3,691
535
1,272
921
868
908

2,477
888
1,984
1,515
471
5,882
1,139
669
1,925
2,481
297
1,341
4,993
1,139
2,002
18,417
4,059
12,490
469
1,468
916
1,110
2,029
587
1,537
898
1,014
1,044

3,088
1,042
2,237
1,685
713
5,917
1,497
788
2,072
1,890
301
1,097
4,371
1,379
1,891
10,583
2,648
12,650
493
785
981
1,320
2,056
591
1,696
897
1,030
1,177

3,314
1,318
1,868
1,989
1,015
5,665
1,872
734
2,061
2,272
243
420
829
6,407
1,400
1,132
8,275
3,031
14,168
520
978
891
1,056
3,787
446
1,686
869
997
1,049

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

3,676
1,418
1,840
2,185
954
5,569
2,022
868
2,201
2,241
306
770
213
8,047
1,300
1,383
9,406
1,572
15,151
274
2,022
825
1,059
2,193
369
1,571
825
1,103
1,055

3,814
1,736
2,300
1,891
825
5,368
2,169
259
2,968
2,900
460
843
26
8,479
1,287
1,392
15,926
1,552
17,044
314
1,402
1,221
1,238
2,527
558
1,937
1,079
1,147
684

4,698
1,299
1,762
1,931
643
5,239
1,939
653
985
2,479
2,904
639
1,033
43
7,947
1,277
2,103
13,330
720
15,193
294
1,211
962
1,088
2,408
604
1,699
1,058
1,052
791

4,645
1,449
1,616
1,753
699
5,581
1,734
475
1,443
2,536
2,516
533
917
38
7,777
1,319
2,504
12,057
406
14,660
316
1,735
906
1,175
2,204
1,091
1,987
1,151
1,093
722

5,974
1,390
1,740
1,767
936
5,298
1,763
499
1,527
2,713
1,881
599
1,297
62
9,514
1,475
1,942
11,405
900
13,122
304
2,202
810
1,157
2,580
711
2,002
1,422
1,389
746

8,283
1,560
1,711
2,300
1,035
4,939
2,017
444
1,325
3,828
3,978
639
1,537
41
11,006
1,321
1,127
14,080
925
13,698
462
3,212
741
1,350
1,508
790
2,201
1,640
1,394
939

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Nigeria, Abuja
Lagos
Rwanda, Kigali
Senegal, Dakar
Sierra Leone, Freetown
South Africa, Pretoria
Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
South Sudan, Juba
Sudan, Khartoum
Swaziland, Mbabane
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Togo, Lome
Uganda, Kampala
Zambia, Lusaka
Zimbabwe, Harare
Africa Total

2003
294
40,031
727
4,207
1,124
13,287
6,577
26,604
351
3,658
1,744
2,998
2,335
3,143

2004
549
36,410
1,040
4,182
1,224
13,881
5,920
30,229
434
3,620
1,706
3,538
2,568
3,122

2005
520
34,538
1,103
3,407
26
16,648
6,477
32,938
554
3,849
1,033
3,536
2,731
3,007

2006
1,322
26,902
1,240
3,403
15,104
7,388
30,781
205
527
4,074
815
3,954
2,615
2,584

179,440

183,664

177,242

171,206

2007
11,004
29,165
1,495
3,143
1,203
15,898
7,003
30,834
267
362
4,808
999
4,381
2,097
2,752

2008
16,958
32,152
1,534
4,670
1,440
15,874
7,544
34,084
506
454
5,422
1,032
5,235
1,805
2,819

2009
17,416
28,200
1,544
4,319
1,256
12,745
5,954
27,843
640
507
5,302
1,042
4,921
1,674
2,753

2010
21,408
34,264
1,621
4,025
1,367
12,635
5,956
28,977
1,298
592
5,625
985
4,038
2,597
2,939

2011
23,341
30,678
1,958
4,193
1,712
14,715
7,996
34,619
2,853
482
5,619
1,281
4,922
2,461
3,922

2012
23,622
50,267
2,398
4,039
1,525
15,795
8,331
36,031
39
2,205
637
5,935
1,178
6,004
3,096
4,118

187,829

214,875

194,100

205,365

219,879

255,251

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
East Asia and Pacific

Australia, Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan
Burma, Rangoon
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
China, Beijing
Chengdu
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Shenyang
Fiji, Suva
Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong
Indonesia, Jakarta
Surabaya
Japan, Tokyo
Naha
Osaka Kobe
Korea, South, Seoul
Laos, Vientiane
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Marshall Islands, Majuro
Micronesia, Federated States of, Kolonia
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
New Zealand, Auckland
Palau, Koror
Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
Philippines, Manila
Singapore, Singapore
Thailand, Bangkok
Chiang Mai

2003

2004

2005

2006

451
8,683
2,331
20,618
394
1,966
3,485
84,794
9,539
32,284
50,487
8,169
3,377
40,441
22,705
5,767
68,361
945
32,832
397,213
1,909
19,483
567
422
4,800
11,752
366
760
107,749
16,577
37,809
1,372

9,207
2,206
20,906
445
2,374
4,115
106,815
13,978
37,053
61,728
11,332
4,428
48,602
29,105
8,197
100,051
856
39,440
327,091
2,423
28,364
594
751
4,241
12,705
293
596
107,309
21,506
46,637
2,619

9,360
2,754
19,864
502
2,898
3,696
134,042
16,634
45,556
78,903
17,113
5,401
62,423
41,539
9,759
90,835
890
45,676
369,878
2,869
30,607
613
661
3,780
11,659
226
656
122,792
24,775
51,643
2,867

9,603
2,968
20,766
403
3,185
2,772
160,590
21,559
50,775
92,399
22,509
5,915
65,069
38,366
9,098
83,668
789
42,484
419,344
3,287
31,784
502
661
4,298
11,143
174
654
130,390
25,106
59,026
3,260

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

9,973
3,131
21,095
553
2,993
3,392
177,844
22,054
58,742
116,793
25,898
5,891
66,744
32,583
7,632
75,939
750
38,577
430,809
3,647
32,130
420
546
3,446
11,274
197
601
179,657
25,547
64,394
4,351

11,071
3,449
23,374
709
3,229
3,706
193,290
23,255
65,080
144,065
29,589
5,636
65,100
29,917
5,970
67,908
723
29,366
373,290
3,096
33,045
655
476
3,445
11,374
222
845
171,279
26,948
57,463
4,439

10,483
3,204
21,401
474
4,324
3,443
208,737
23,463
61,465
152,536
29,347
4,195
44,710
31,294
6,829
60,137
506
23,475
116,621
2,282
24,879
595
472
4,794
9,864
152
969
153,689
22,136
46,554
3,633

11,370
3,441
23,661
538
4,857
3,513
267,367
37,925
97,842
212,015
38,049
4,331
50,156
31,791
9,378
56,203
545
22,271
104,373
1,920
29,401
813
624
6,216
9,649
200
1,059
137,908
25,873
51,222
3,331

12,373
3,858
25,082
686
5,870
3,123
331,785
55,098
147,550
292,449
58,276
3,999
58,003
47,581
9,539
57,466
615
24,235
105,188
1,577
35,515
654
575
6,504
10,324
114
1,075
131,914
29,106
52,987
3,090

13,494
4,167
25,306
652
6,035
3,476
475,303
54,000
224,024
391,960
59,808
3,467
60,412
48,490
11,002
61,688
601
24,432
89,612
1,954
38,610
550
622
6,337
10,431
137
1,064
170,407
30,010
53,621
2,878

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Vietnam, Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Taipei

East Asia and Pacific Total

2003
3,079
12,365

2004
3,601
15,115

2005
4,306
19,557

2006
5,048
21,690

2007
6,758
29,603

2008
8,238
37,356

2009
9,265
29,979

2010
13,369
30,152

2011
15,398
31,868

2012
16,527
38,071

148,556

185,553

192,839

186,628

174,636

167,559

125,282

142,137

145,304

121,714

1,162,408 1,260,236 1,427,573 1,535,913 1,638,600 1,605,167 1,241,189 1,433,500 1,708,781

2,050,862

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Europe and Eurasia

Albania, Tirana
Armenia, Yerevan
Austria, Vienna
Azerbaijan, Baku
Belarus, Minsk
Belgium, Brussels
Bermuda, Hamilton
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
Bulgaria, Sofia
Croatia, Zagreb
Cyprus, Nicosia
Czech Republic, Prague
Denmark, Copenhagen
Estonia, Tallinn
Finland, Helsinki
France, Paris
Georgia, Tbilisi
Germany, Berlin
Frankfurt
Munich
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London
Belfast
Greece, Athens
Hungary, Budapest
Iceland, Reykjavik
Ireland, Dublin
Italy, Rome
Florence
Milan
Naples
Latvia, Riga
Lithuania, Vilnius

2003

2004

2005

2006

4,765
5,235
7,440
2,438
10,179
9,487
1,710
5,597
21,543
12,806
5,496
29,066
7,795
5,912
4,532
41,808
4,720
16,449
53,780
103,597
3,169
29,479
18,063
1,536
16,944
8,522
11,258
2,919
8,220
9,160

4,178
5,264
6,800
2,272
8,352
9,345
2,047
6,697
23,668
13,389
5,489
30,801
9,183
5,644
4,634
42,153
4,898
21,233
49,538
111,351
4,977
31,663
18,116
1,522
13,475
7,734
4,015
10,488
3,501
8,179
8,122

5,634
5,385
7,343
2,210
8,150
9,353
2,008
6,853
25,514
14,112
5,883
33,873
9,402
6,417
5,364
43,680
4,304
26,357
54,407
116,874
5,819
35,297
20,995
1,480
17,643
7,875
6,888
8,681
3,185
9,513
8,329

4,407
4,833
7,522
2,656
8,521
10,339
1,964
6,823
27,273
13,238
5,865
32,011
9,368
6,403
5,274
90,852
5,856
26,571
49,556
2,633
115,666
5,433
32,213
22,511
1,320
16,662
17,484
12,580
15,867
7,573
8,399
8,403

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

4,762
4,125
7,449
3,121
8,230
10,445
1,916
6,949
27,565
15,088
5,938
31,173
9,906
7,638
5,824
49,714
4,796
25,539
43,089
11,996
112,103
6,671
35,083
24,844
1,436
18,195
8,329
9,207
9,675
3,206
9,072
9,588

6,251
4,711
8,155
3,756
3,612
11,175
2,356
5,987
27,414
16,331
6,946
33,345
9,633
7,935
5,728
55,001
5,153
25,254
43,146
13,149
111,711
6,276
39,220
26,173
1,436
21,181
8,570
7,687
10,439
2,914
8,254
9,433

5,325
4,331
7,891
4,418
578
11,098
2,481
5,256
20,724
13,604
6,218
10,540
9,340
2,790
4,850
50,870
4,994
23,300
37,093
12,870
96,451
4,988
34,521
6,971
977
16,891
8,021
6,091
9,239
3,456
3,844
3,301

4,859
4,061
8,263
4,721
525
10,311
1,548
5,649
19,674
12,361
6,003
7,845
9,222
1,874
4,916
52,885
5,403
22,297
36,905
13,493
92,633
5,307
18,420
5,233
1,279
16,977
8,621
4,706
11,950
2,583
3,737
3,778

4,202
3,512
8,392
4,855
719
10,032
1,387
6,201
22,990
13,483
5,933
8,097
9,991
2,094
4,871
54,138
5,500
22,052
40,369
14,757
99,145
5,445
6,914
5,717
1,447
19,731
10,743
671
12,597
4,147
3,998
4,579

4,598
5,043
9,037
5,482
724
11,703
1,663
5,566
21,712
13,377
5,303
7,948
10,343
2,082
5,511
54,588
5,431
20,664
43,873
13,048
98,951
6,073
7,335
5,934
1,505
19,529
9,285
5,137
14,406
3,317
3,816
4,635

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Macedonia, Skopje
Malta, Valletta
Moldova, Chisinau
Montenegro, Podgorica
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Norway, Oslo
Poland, Warsaw
Krakow
Portugal, Lisbon
Ponta Delgada
Romania, Bucharest
Russia, Moscow
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Yekaterinburg
Serbia, Belgrade
Slovakia, Bratislava
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Spain, Madrid
Sweden, Stockholm
Switzerland, Bern
Turkey, Ankara
Istanbul
Ukraine, Kyiv
Europe and Eurasia Total

2003
1,126
5,022
2,739
2,261
15,883
7,852
64,631
27,033
5,178
200
28,093
63,801
14,301
4,885
6,011
13,067
16,463
1,568
19,130
11,836
14,240
15,123
26,481
21,932

2004
1,166
4,764
3,429
2,470
17,373
8,534
66,046
41,359
5,015
202
35,493
67,286
14,158
5,634
6,907
14,198
15,930
1,453
21,952
12,763
14,448
14,465
30,319
27,824

852,481

911,916

2005
969
4,316
3,351
3,062
18,176
9,361
69,562
47,621
5,254
387
38,529
80,450
16,602
6,839
9,485
14,553
15,816
1,298
21,487
14,145
14,577
15,382
36,643
32,023

2006
1,479
5,167
2,680
4,348
19,053
10,547
66,221
43,315
5,444
388
41,299
85,681
17,390
6,897
11,902
15,379
16,904
1,492
23,104
14,027
17,199
17,959
38,695
36,952

2007
1,047
7,778
3,162
9,037
18,761
10,858
63,294
35,187
5,865
414
38,759
95,660
19,772
7,449
14,144
18,653
15,419
1,350
25,865
14,090
17,814
19,492
43,795
40,110

2008
1,090
7,124
2,942
9,834
18,996
11,796
65,515
32,536
6,072
475
39,562
122,553
21,194
8,030
15,989
18,867
14,333
1,238
25,760
14,077
18,036
23,262
51,098
48,812

2009
954
7,055
631
6,380
245
18,337
10,647
46,203
23,511
4,542
490
27,551
115,807
19,662
8,320
12,149
17,180
4,772
1,037
26,709
13,335
21,165
22,235
45,991
41,509

2010
861
8,583
424
7,804
2,045
17,151
11,469
43,930
24,397
4,384
274
27,839
122,312
25,877
8,448
16,041
16,801
3,920
998
28,215
13,274
20,849
23,139
52,608
43,840

2011
997
9,748
450
7,467
2,609
17,702
11,992
43,450
24,429
4,745
161
28,470
144,471
26,505
9,391
17,424
17,013
4,538
1,136
32,187
13,442
23,687
26,803
63,567
49,089

2012
975
10,529
519
7,120
3,234
17,479
12,803
43,826
23,504
5,170
172
28,340
159,612
29,836
9,793
18,677
16,578
4,284
1,212
32,747
14,071
24,325
29,511
61,971
53,009

998,716 1,089,598 1,060,447 1,127,523

929,739

933,522 1,000,182

1,036,916

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Near East
Algeria, Algiers
Bahrain, Manama
Egypt, Cairo
Iraq, Baghdad
Israel, Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Jordan, Amman
Kuwait, Kuwait
Lebanon, Beirut
Libya, Tripoli
Morocco, Casablanca
Oman, Muscat
Qatar, Doha
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Dhahran
Jeddah
Syria, Damascus
Tunisia, Tunis
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Yemen, Sanaa
Near East Total

2003

2004

2005

2006

2,180
2,829
15,311
90,000
14,137
10,231
7,859
5,581
10,253
2,193
1,707
9,862
6,196
6,048
2,094
2,123
9,593
1,044

2,561
3,057
17,428
128
90,794
13,242
11,303
9,367
11,054
10,800
2,932
2,335
10,640
5,430
5,470
3,045
3,409
14,970
1,179

2,865
4,035
22,538
1,015
103,926
17,130
12,269
11,673
10,369
10,328
3,245
3,516
15,815
6,706
4,596
3,737
5,914
15,840
1,521

3,564
4,498
29,855
944
107,890
20,347
12,407
13,662
12,410
9,557
3,318
4,454
27,153
17
836
4,837
4,013
6,859
20,677
2,037

199,241

219,144

257,038

289,335

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

3,695
4,615
30,191
808
146,742
17,739
15,163
16,184
17,489
177
8,394
3,818
7,277
31,831
1,078
5,593
4,452
8,641
21,052
1,571

4,627
4,930
29,216
1,168
169,463
19,657
14,666
18,116
16,014
263
13,154
4,258
7,162
37,754
3,143
5,497
7,992
10,411
20,021
1,127

5,235
4,296
31,706
2,438
120,378
15,494
14,870
21,922
13,712
2,639
13,010
4,192
8,602
49,086
9,562
1,633
6,014
4,431
12,623
24,008
1,449

4,963
5,127
31,873
4,005
110,884
14,895
12,591
19,642
13,146
5,753
14,432
4,142
10,896
60,354
15,633
5,703
6,946
4,230
13,946
26,942
1,562

4,609
5,473
39,756
5,552
123,169
16,256
14,339
21,383
14,613
1,940
15,399
4,658
15,187
58,168
19,942
21,596
5,443
4,568
19,903
28,277
1,134

5,557
6,228
57,208
6,943
118,980
15,076
18,759
27,520
16,932
487
15,154
6,420
20,014
67,902
22,266
28,241
367
7,533
22,448
31,901
1,506

346,510

388,639

367,300

387,665

441,365

497,442

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
South and Central Asia
Afghanistan, Kabul
Bangladesh, Dhaka
India, New Delhi
Chennai
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Mumbai
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Astana
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Nepal, Kathmandu
Pakistan, Islamabad
Karachi
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Tajikistan, Dushanbe
Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
Uzbekistan, Tashkent
South and Central Asia Total

2003

2004

2005

2006

6,604
56,820
120,539
14,741
84,795
5,629
1,526
6,066
18,068
7,089
580
3,815

6,350
65,604
126,144
19,801
92,386
6,234
1,447
5,701
17,789
7,411
924
3,293

7,195
83,687
120,514
23,296
86,009
8,048
1,420
7,027
20,215
9,684
904
4,577

193
7,026
95,476
143,157
18,773
100,386
9,793
1,566
9,890
30,642
11,538
133
901
4,084

326,272

353,084

372,576

433,558

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

1,119
5,985
134,889
237,306
25,425
174,304
8,250
3,459
2,114
10,973
30,200
10,345
1,446
900
2,665

1,173
6,251
124,167
233,691
25,384
182,648
8,994
5,043
2,499
14,227
24,270
9,382
2,056
754
3,154

1,667
8,152
97,523
153,395
37,587
22,674
133,611
7,308
4,005
2,346
9,167
25,050
6,598
1,663
1,026
4,184

1,805
9,003
91,819
142,565
73,924
27,461
137,802
8,447
5,496
2,955
8,277
22,501
1,178
7,576
1,798
1,236
5,578

2,877
9,077
111,163
159,448
77,309
31,237
114,795
9,687
7,109
3,664
8,037
19,344
5,879
9,432
2,003
1,793
5,354

2,242
13,034
109,340
175,752
74,289
26,481
122,988
11,004
6,671
3,487
8,438
20,277
12,474
9,100
1,771
2,306
7,218

649,380

643,693

515,956

549,421

578,208

606,872

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Western Hemisphere

Argentina, Buenos Aires

Bahamas, The, Nassau
Barbados, Bridgetown
Belize, Belmopan
Bolivia, La Paz
Brazil, Brasilia
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Canada, Ottawa
Calgary
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Vancouver
Chile, Santiago
Colombia, Bogota
Costa Rica, San Jose
Cuba, Havana
Curacao, Curacao
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Ecuador, Quito
Guayaquil
El Salvador, San Salvador
Guatemala, Guatemala
Guyana, Georgetown
Haiti, Port-au-Prince
Honduras, Tegucigalpa
Jamaica, Kingston
Mexico, Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez

2003

2004

2005

2006

83,376
14,979
34,208
7,170
8,163
8,345
5,022
28,774
62,928
8,849
7,170
1,667
14,362
1,006
43,976
20,217
39,095
190,323
32,285
8,754
44,750
30,141
29,675
36,116
34,601
5,991
17,262
22,487
35,593
218,399
114,575

77,672
21,683
36,805
5,757
9,491
9,768
8,078
27,552
77,626
14,614
8,245
1,869
16,174
1,337
43,730
19,180
39,496
182,735
33,206
10,508
35,223
23,801
24,432
24,022
29,708
3,422
20,291
22,278
43,541
238,093
73,360

89,898
29,768
34,292
5,473
8,157
16,316
12,183
31,827
103,560
18,000
10,561
2,375
15,016
1,632
49,209
20,075
36,151
169,214
42,088
11,632
60,474
26,362
21,317
19,174
37,180
3,852
20,341
27,931
53,615
276,439
52,896

94,371
22,156
34,140
6,727
9,080
26,476
19,340
48,961
160,092
23,057
8,390
2,365
12,646
2,007
50,708
27,496
44,422
175,960
41,315
7,330
77,559
30,696
22,800
20,042
35,905
2,801
17,834
29,579
64,897
270,270
59,505

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

110,230
23,027
30,059
6,070
10,716
36,360
24,728
58,447
216,201
25,899
10,468
2,849
11,372
2,078
48,242
32,883
48,719
184,654
41,019
10,614
70,112
37,583
28,317
26,558
33,095
2,570
30,154
30,738
69,923
286,079
72,971

119,732
22,100
31,613
5,616
12,044
50,976
26,233
87,712
271,854
23,244
9,292
3,536
9,407
1,084
37,475
33,246
56,664
192,903
44,695
11,060
69,309
31,897
30,806
26,930
45,186
3,239
32,565
30,175
65,117
287,167
101,830

131,248
20,330
33,597
5,838
14,760
60,142
36,157
109,245
267,407
18,165
9,615
3,568
9,710
933
41,936
28,674
47,599
198,162
38,724
17,690
70,827
28,321
20,959
20,006
48,393
4,740
22,474
27,623
61,545
209,551
119,393

147,237
21,658
27,540
4,585
15,262
69,059
46,733
132,520
298,554
14,285
10,322
1,504
10,011
988
33,829
32,713
50,747
152,599
46,067
20,768
69,032
35,989
22,588
26,207
52,970
4,242
19,290
30,456
42,280
237,824
109,875

193,175
16,351
23,997
4,294
12,471
107,269
88,452
197,785
398,284
12,954
12,848
1,921
8,242
1,444
40,692
38,003
70,039
222,816
43,403
16,654
268
66,276
47,028
31,051
27,855
57,596
6,473
23,313
33,114
49,429
305,675
133,751

258,497
13,906
21,544
5,563
11,394
123,520
81,915
307,879
526,634
17,881
14,771
2,646
14,567
525
56,385
44,431
70,049
324,805
45,323
17,668
592
73,663
58,687
35,246
30,455
59,368
13,148
28,110
38,057
49,963
374,923
153,270

FY 2012 data is preliminary and subject to change. Any changes would not be statistically signficant.

Table XIX
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Issuing Office
(Including Border Crossing Cards)
Fiscal Years 2003-2012
Issuing Office
Guadalajara
Hermosillo
Matamoros
Merida
Monterrey
Nogales
Nuevo Laredo
Tijuana
Nicaragua, Managua
Panama, Panama
Paraguay, Asuncion
Peru, Lima
Suriname, Paramaribo
Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain
Uruguay, Montevideo
Venezuela, Caracas
Western Hemisphere Total
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued in the Department
Nonimmigrant Visas Issued at the U.S. Mission to the
United Nations
Grand Totals

2003
145,314
94,632
62,951
17,039
222,020
29,529
27,742
98,819
10,924
19,948
4,532
60,591
1,987
23,184
10,313
69,207

2004
130,242
93,063
55,191
17,156
211,460
23,260
13,877
67,597
12,495
21,030
4,630
68,909
1,871
40,967
13,964
78,449

2005
122,556
95,255
65,572
20,130
175,496
27,255
15,475
65,022
13,730
22,093
4,810
51,595
1,987
38,952
12,352
94,144

2006
107,881
81,005
60,335
19,687
197,088
44,055
18,885
60,925
13,408
24,926
4,835
48,238
2,139
42,809
13,740
108,950

2007
123,814
81,823
89,185
29,168
189,487
43,161
44,190
67,859
13,680
22,720
5,977
52,910
2,678
36,331
13,868
101,635

2008
98,702
65,435
80,192
27,017
168,598
30,892
37,820
64,341
15,694
27,256
7,038
56,049
3,365
31,174
14,342
99,612

2009
111,203
56,616
48,957
22,570
139,759
31,173
35,558
92,819
13,836
30,530
6,372
59,466
3,262
23,104
14,620
116,736

2010
159,189
74,602
57,379
28,689
200,861
37,135
55,288
172,816
12,987
30,438
6,846
60,275
2,957
24,110
15,483
163,583

2011
145,638
88,228
88,167
34,993
262,902
45,201
61,471
150,598
14,855
29,290
8,087
65,972
3,227
31,712
16,973
195,575

2012
209,263
112,348
120,176
38,431
399,556
47,757
64,176
176,200
16,518
31,502
8,919
71,307
4,619
35,096
19,272
225,320

2,108,991 2,037,858 2,133,432 2,297,833 2,541,221 2,602,234 2,533,913 2,890,372 3,535,812

4,455,845

47,598

77,299

16,538

13,373

13,817

14,363

15,037

15,770

16,316

16,230

5,203

5,898

5,836

5,914

6,481

6,582

6,948

7,136

7,396

7,672

4,881,634 5,049,099 5,388,951 5,836,730 6,444,285 6,603,076 5,804,182 6,422,751 7,507,939

8,927,090

NOTE: A hyphen (-) appearing in a fiscal year indicates that the office did not provide nonimmigrant visa services during that fiscal year.
1

The Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan, although an unofficial instrumentality, has been authorized to process visa applications for residents of Taiwan.