The State Department records visas issued by nationality and visa class. Definitions and publication limits.
| Nationality or category | Category | Recent K-1 | Latest K-1 | Five-year endpoint change | Ten-year endpoint change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | nationality | 22,239 | 10,228 | 43.4% | 41.5% |
| Mexico | nationality | 9,454 | 4,180 | 149.4% | 150.3% |
| Vietnam | nationality | 4,978 | 2,208 | 23.9% | 45.2% |
| Dominican Republic | nationality | 4,847 | 1,969 | 55.0% | 39.3% |
| Colombia | nationality | 4,685 | 1,863 | 83.7% | 71.2% |
| United Kingdom | nationality | 3,333 | 1,172 | -18.3% | -14.5% |
| Brazil | nationality | 3,314 | 1,193 | 12.0% | 107.5% |
| India | nationality | 3,081 | 1,128 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| Thailand | nationality | 3,019 | 1,201 | 40.5% | 67.5% |
| Nigeria | nationality | 2,528 | 984 | 54.5% | 69.1% |
| Haiti | nationality | 2,332 | 322 | -53.1% | -37.4% |
| Canada | nationality | 2,311 | 711 | -12.0% | -26.4% |
| China (mainland) | nationality | 2,248 | 602 | -47.0% | -68.5% |
| Cuba | nationality | 2,226 | 673 | 42.3% | 155.9% |
| Russia | nationality | 1,703 | 479 | -41.2% | -32.1% |
| Ethiopia | nationality | 1,643 | 780 | 262.8% | 169.0% |
| Ukraine | nationality | 1,639 | 60 | -93.0% | -94.0% |
| Jamaica | nationality | 1,499 | 615 | 60.2% | 29.7% |
| Peru | nationality | 1,436 | 550 | 34.1% | 27.3% |
| Japan | nationality | 1,425 | 361 | -33.3% | -28.4% |
| Ghana | nationality | 1,281 | 505 | 77.8% | 90.6% |
| Iran | nationality | 1,269 | 489 | 715.0% | -5.0% |
| Venezuela | nationality | 1,243 | 367 | 27.4% | 326.7% |
| Iraq | nationality | 1,239 | 541 | 63.4% | 662.0% |
| Pakistan | nationality | 1,202 | 422 | 208.0% | -18.7% |
| Morocco | nationality | 1,108 | 311 | 38.8% | 23.9% |
| Laos | nationality | 1,088 | 422 | 46.0% | -18.4% |
| Ecuador | nationality | 1,038 | 435 | 64.8% | 88.3% |
| Cambodia | nationality | 1,031 | 526 | 64.4% | 131.7% |
| Egypt | nationality | 1,010 | 333 | 26.1% | 11.7% |
| El Salvador | nationality | 1,001 | 403 | 93.8% | 73.7% |
| Indonesia | nationality | 995 | 406 | 42.5% | 117.1% |
| Honduras | nationality | 981 | 420 | 46.9% | 141.4% |
| Korea, South | nationality | 947 | 198 | -58.9% | -36.7% |
| Germany | nationality | 921 | 262 | -28.0% | -31.2% |
| Afghanistan | nationality | 894 | 212 | 57.0% | -36.1% |
| Australia | nationality | 877 | 239 | -40.4% | -38.9% |
| Lebanon | nationality | 875 | 405 | 237.5% | 125.0% |
| Kenya | nationality | 862 | 410 | 159.5% | 169.7% |
| Cameroon | nationality | 828 | 387 | 248.6% | 303.1% |
| Syria | nationality | 772 | 337 | 548.1% | 59.7% |
| Guatemala | nationality | 760 | 320 | 107.8% | 160.2% |
| Turkey | nationality | 760 | 331 | 122.1% | 182.9% |
| Nepal | nationality | 754 | 266 | 87.3% | 209.3% |
| Armenia | nationality | 709 | 226 | -10.0% | -6.2% |
| France | nationality | 630 | 156 | -29.1% | -43.7% |
| Burma | nationality | 588 | 316 | 163.3% | 222.4% |
| Albania | nationality | 563 | 145 | -31.0% | 27.2% |
| Liberia | nationality | 554 | 216 | 87.8% | 75.6% |
| Sierra Leone | nationality | 543 | 222 | 270.0% | 252.4% |
| South Africa | nationality | 482 | 153 | -8.4% | 57.7% |
| Nicaragua | nationality | 464 | 109 | -28.8% | -18.0% |
| Italy | nationality | 459 | 130 | -35.0% | -15.6% |
| Spain | nationality | 459 | 136 | -21.4% | -20.5% |
| Jordan | nationality | 433 | 155 | 101.3% | 61.5% |
| Kosovo | nationality | 427 | 114 | -24.5% | 21.3% |
| Argentina | nationality | 417 | 148 | 31.0% | 60.9% |
| Romania | nationality | 406 | 115 | -27.2% | -46.3% |
| Algeria | nationality | 398 | 170 | 112.5% | 93.2% |
| Netherlands | nationality | 389 | 133 | -25.7% | -2.2% |
| Taiwan | nationality/jurisdiction label | 388 | 101 | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Poland | nationality | 378 | 138 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| Uganda | nationality | 364 | 171 | 122.1% | 116.5% |
| Costa Rica | nationality | 356 | 125 | 19.0% | 12.6% |
| Eritrea | nationality | 318 | 121 | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| Ireland | nationality | 317 | 71 | -48.2% | -45.8% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | nationality | 307 | 156 | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Belarus | nationality | 304 | 94 | -15.3% | -3.1% |
| Togo | nationality | 295 | 134 | 162.7% | 272.2% |
| Cabo Verde | nationality | 285 | 140 | 141.4% | 115.4% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | nationality | 281 | 116 | 68.1% | 157.8% |
| Sweden | nationality | 268 | 86 | -23.2% | -15.7% |
| Guinea | nationality | 265 | 97 | 26.0% | 162.2% |
| Gambia, The | nationality | 260 | 107 | 75.4% | 269.0% |
| Senegal | nationality | 259 | 98 | 32.4% | 81.5% |
| New Zealand | nationality | 248 | 64 | -34.7% | -30.4% |
| Serbia | nationality | 235 | 72 | -4.0% | -28.7% |
| Bolivia | nationality | 234 | 90 | 50.0% | 143.2% |
| Kazakhstan | nationality | 234 | 81 | 6.6% | 22.7% |
| Uzbekistan | nationality | 226 | 106 | 120.8% | 29.3% |
| Malaysia | nationality | 222 | 68 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| Chile | nationality | 219 | 66 | -10.8% | 1.5% |
| Tunisia | nationality | 214 | 96 | 128.6% | 104.3% |
| Rwanda | nationality | 213 | 86 | 109.8% | 377.8% |
| Guyana | nationality | 212 | 87 | 117.5% | -6.5% |
| Yemen | nationality | 205 | 93 | 304.3% | 287.5% |
| North Macedonia | nationality | 202 | 69 | 11.3% | Unavailable |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | jurisdiction | 187 | 49 | -33.8% | -2.0% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | nationality | 180 | 99 | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Palestinian Authority Travel Document | travel-document category | 168 | 69 | 130.0% | 30.2% |
| Panama | nationality | 165 | 65 | 41.3% | 44.4% |
| Bulgaria | nationality | 163 | 38 | -42.4% | -56.8% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | nationality | 155 | 50 | 16.3% | 28.2% |
| Portugal | nationality | 148 | 52 | 20.9% | 48.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | nationality | 145 | Not listed | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Singapore | nationality | 143 | 51 | -1.9% | -3.8% |
| No Nationality | unspecified nationality | 142 | 60 | 150.0% | 93.5% |
| Tanzania | nationality | 133 | 51 | 41.7% | 121.7% |
| Moldova | nationality | 131 | 29 | -61.3% | -50.0% |
| Czech Republic | nationality | 124 | 33 | -31.2% | -19.5% |
| Sri Lanka | nationality | 124 | 53 | 130.4% | 112.0% |
| Hungary | nationality | 122 | 43 | -18.9% | -20.4% |
| Zimbabwe | nationality | 120 | 51 | 131.8% | 363.6% |
| Bangladesh | nationality | 119 | 51 | 88.9% | 142.9% |
| China - Taiwan | nationality/jurisdiction label | 119 | Not listed | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Belgium | nationality | 118 | 38 | -40.6% | 15.2% |
| Denmark | nationality | 118 | 36 | -7.7% | 5.9% |
| Somalia | nationality | 118 | 52 | Unavailable | 4.0% |
| Georgia | nationality | 116 | 36 | -5.3% | 24.1% |
| Sudan | nationality | 116 | 45 | 66.7% | 50.0% |
| Finland | nationality | 111 | 39 | -13.3% | 21.9% |
| Norway | nationality | 107 | 34 | -19.0% | 6.2% |
| Greece | nationality | 105 | 33 | -15.4% | -25.0% |
| Israel | nationality | 104 | 20 | -63.0% | -67.2% |
| Kyrgyzstan | nationality | 101 | 39 | 25.8% | 34.5% |