The U.S. Department of State announced on Tuesday it issued a record amount of nonimmigrant visas during fiscal year 2023 (that is, between October 2022 and September 2023). "Half of our U.S. embassies and consulates adjudicated more nonimmigrant visas than ever before," said the entity in a statement highlighting the figure.
The DoS also said it issued nearly eight million visitor visas for business and tourism, more than in any fiscal year since 2015. In the field of education, it issued more than 600,000 student visas, the highest number since fiscal year 2017.
