iImmigrant visa issuance continued to climb in fiscal year 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic totals, according to recently published State Department statistics.
According to the Report of the Visa Office 2023, the State Department issued a total of 562,976 immigrant visas, up more than 14% from last year’s total of 493,448. Visa issuance plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic but has rebounded in each of the last two fiscal years.
| Fiscal Year | Immigrant Visas Issued Globally |
| 2023 | 562,976 |
| 2022 | 493,448 |
| 2021 | 285,069 |
| 2020 | 240,526 |
| 2019 | 462,422 |
| 2018 | 533,557 |
The State Department previously announced that it issued a near record 10.4 million nonimmigrant visas in fiscal year 2023.
