Key Highlights from FY 2024 Visa Office Report

Summary from State Department Report

• Visa Issuance Rebounded to a Record Peak
  The State Department issued a combined total of approximately 11.5 million visas in fiscal year 2024—a new high post-pandemic. Out of these, over 10.9 million were nonimmigrant visas, while around 612,000 were immigrant visas—an 8.8% increase from the 562,976 issued in FY 2023.

• Tourist, Student, and Worker Visas See Surges

  • B-category visitor visas rose robustly, with embassies in India, Mexico, and Brazil issuing yet another record volume.

  • Temporary worker visas (H-2A for agriculture and H-2B for seasonal services) reached historic highs: 455,000 were issued globally.

These figures reflect a strong recovery and expansion of U.S. visa operations following COVID-19 disruptions. Nonimmigrant travel and labor-related immigration pathways—vital to both tourism and workforce sectors—have rebounded sharply, underscoring renewed global mobility and workforce engagement with the United States.

Recent Trump administration actions seem intent on curbing this trend.