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A B visa is one of a category of non-immigrant visas issued by the United States government to foreign nationals seeking entry for a temporary period. The two types of B visa are the B-1 visa, issued to those seeking entry for business purposes, and the B-2 visa, issued to those seeking entry for tourism or other non-business purposes. In practice, the two visa categories are usually combined and issued as a "B-1/B-2 visa" valid for a temporary visit for either business or pleasure, or a combination of the two. Nationals of certain countries do not usually need to obtain a visa for these purposes.

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B-1/B-2 visa for a national of Argentina

Acceptable and prohibited uses of a B-1 or B-2 visa

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Acceptable uses of a B-1 visa

Under the category of temporary visitor for business, a B-1 visa may be used to enter the U.S. to engage in any of the following activities.[1]

  • Hold business meetings[2]
  • Perform certain business functions as a member of the board of directors of a U.S. corporation[3]
  • Purchase supplies or materials
  • Interview and hire staff
  • Negotiate contracts, sign contracts, or take orders for products manufactured outside the United States[4][2]
  • Attend a convention, meeting, trade show, or business event for scientific, educational, professional, or business purposes[4][2]
  • Settle an estate[5]
  • Perform independent research[4][2]
  • Receive practical medical experience and medical instruction under the supervision and direction of faculty physicians at a U.S. medical school's hospital as part of a third-year or fourth-year internship as long as the visitor is a studying at a foreign medical school and the visitor is not compensated by the hospital without remuneration from the hospital[3]
  • Observe U.S. medical practices and consult with medical colleagues on techniques, as long as the visitor is a medical doctor, the visitor receives no compensation from a U.S. source, and the visitor does not provide patient care while in the U.S.[3]
  • Take photographs, as long as the visitor is a professional photographer and the visitor receives no compensation from a U.S. source[3]
  • Record music, as long as the visitor is a musician, the recording will be distributed and sold only outside the U.S., and the visitor will give no public performances[3]
  • Create art, as long as the visitor is a creative artist, the visitor is not under contract with a U.S. employer, and the visitor does not intend to regularly sell such artwork in the U.S.[3]
  • Perform certain professional services[6]
  • Perform as a professional entertainer as part of a cultural exchange program performed before a nonpaying audience and funded by the visitor's country[2]
  • Perform as a professional entertainer as part of a competition for which there is no compensation other than travel expenses or, in certain limited instances, a prize[2]
  • Perform work as crew on a private yacht that sails out of a foreign home port and cruises in U.S. waters[2]
  • Perform services on behalf of a foreign-based employer as a jockey, sulky driver, horse trainer, or horse groomer[3]
  • Compete in a particular athletic competition[4] with the only compensation being prize money as long as the prize money is not the recipient's primary source of income[2]
  • Try out for a professional sports team[4] as long as the visitor is not compensated other than reimbursement of travel expenses[2]
  • Participate in an athletic tournament or athletic sporting event as a professional athlete, as long as the visitor's only compensation is prize money, the visitor's principal place of business or activity is outside the U.S., the visitor's primary source of income is outside the U.S., and the visitor is either part of an international sports league or the sporting activities involved have an international dimension[3]
  • Survey potential sites for a business[4]
  • Perform as a lecturer or speaker[4]
  • Work for a foreign exhibitor in connection with exhibits at international fairs or international exhibits, as long as the visitor's employment responsibilities are primarily outside the U.S.[2]
  • Install, service, or repair commercial or industrial equipment or machinery that was sold by a non-U.S. company to a U.S. buyer when specifically required by the purchase contract; construction work is not allowed[4][2]
  • Perform a minor amount of volunteer services, excluding construction, for a religious organization or a nonprofit charitable organization, as long as volunteering is not the primary purpose of entering the U.S.[2]
  • Participate in a training program that is not designed primarily to provide employment[4]
  • Observe how a business operates or how professional activities are conducted[2]
  • Seek investments in the U.S., without actually performing productive labor or actively participating in the management of a business[2]
  • Participate in Peace Corps training as a volunteer or under contract[2]
  • Participate in the United Nations Institute for Training and Research internship program, as long a foreign government does not employ the visitor[2]
  • Drill for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf[2]
  • As a minister of religion, engage in an evangelical tour, as long as the visitor does not intend to take an appointment with any one church and the visitor will be supported by offerings contributed at each evangelical meeting[3]
  • As a minister of religion, temporarily exchange pulpits with U.S. ministers of religion, as long as the visitor will continue to be reimbursed by a foreign church and will not be compensated by the U.S. church[3]
  • Perform missionary work, religious instruction, religious aid to the elderly or needy, or religious proselytizing as a member of a religious denomination, as long as the work does not involve the selling of articles, the solicitation of donation, the acceptance of donations, administrative work, or is a substitute for ordinary labor for hire, and the visitor will not be compensated from U.S. sources other than an allowance or other reimbursement for travel expenses incidental to the temporary stay[3]
  • Participating in an organized project conducted by a recognized religious or nonprofit charitable organization that benefits U.S. local communities, as long as the visitor is a member of, and has a commitment to, the particular organization, the visitor receives no compensation from a U.S. source other than reimbursement of travel expenses[3]
  • Work as a personal employee or a domestic employee of an employer who seeks admission into, or who is already in, the United States in B, E, F, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q, or R non-immigrant status, if and only if the employee has been employed outside the U.S. in a similar capacity prior to the date the employer enters the U.S., the employee has a residence outside the U.S. that the employee has no intention of abandoning, the employer compensates the employee based on the prevailing wage, and the employer provides the employee free room and board.[7][8]
  • Work as a personal employee or a domestic employee of a U.S. citizen employer, if and only if the employer ordinarily resides outside the U.S.; the employer is traveling to the U.S. temporarily; the employer is subject to frequent international transfers of at least two years; the employer will reside in the U.S. for no more than four year as a condition of employment; the employer has regularly employed a domestic employee in the same capacity while outside the U.S.; the employee has a minimum of one year of experience in the same capacity; the employer provides the employee with the prevailing wage, room, board, and round-trip transportation; and the employee has a residence outside the U.S. that the employee has no intention of abandoning.[9][10]

Acceptable uses of a B-2 visa

Under the category of temporary visitor for pleasure, a B-2 visa can be used to enter the U.S. to engage in any of the following activities.

  • Travel within the U.S.[3]
  • Visit family or friends
  • Participate in a convention, a conference, or a convocation of a fraternal, social, or service nature[3]
  • Obtain medical treatment, as long as the visitor has the means to pay for it[3][11]
  • Enroll in a short, recreational course of study, as long as it is not credited toward a degree[3]
  • Participate in an event, talent show, or a contest as an amateur, as long the visitor is not typically compensated for such participation and the visitor does not actually receive payment, other than reimbursement of travel expenses[3]
  • Enter as a dependent of an alien member of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces temporarily assigned for duty in the U.S.[3]
  • Accompany a person with either a D-1 visa or a D-2 visa with the sole purpose of accompanying the person[3]
  • Enter with the intent of becoming engaged, meeting the family of a fiancé, making arrangements for a wedding, or renewing a relationship with a fiancé[3]
  • Enter with the intent of marrying a U.S. citizen and then return to a residence outside the U.S. after the marriage[3]
  • Accompany a spouse or child who is a U.S. citizen on a temporary visit to the U.S.[3]
  • Enter as a cohabiting (unmarried) partner of a non-immigrant visa holder if the partner is not otherwise eligible for derivative status under the partner's visa classification.[3]

Prohibited uses

A person who enters the U.S. with a B-1 visa or a B-2 visa is prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities.

  • Employment, whether paid or unpaid (some exceptions apply)
  • Receive education that credits to a degree
  • Arrive in the U.S. as a part of a crew of a ship or an aircraft
  • Work as a journalist or other information media
  • Perform before a paying audience
  • Live permanently or long-term in the U.S.
  • Manage a business located in the U.S.[4]
  • Start a new branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of a foreign employer[2]
  • Enter the U.S. with the purpose of performing emergency response services[2]

Requirement to overcome presumption of intending immigrant

Under section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a foreigner must prove to the satisfaction of the consular officer his or her intent to return to his home country after visiting the United States. The act specifically states:[12]

Every alien (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section) shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of application for a visa, and the immigration officers, at the time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15).

In practice, this means that consular officers have wide discretion to deny a visa application. Once refused, there is no judicial or other means to challenge a visa decision. The foreigner, however, is free to apply for a visa again, particularly if circumstances have changed that might show to the consular officer that the applicant overcomes the presumption of being an intending immigrant.[13]

Cost

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All applicants for a B-1 and/or B-2 visa must pay an application fee, US$185 as of 2024.[14] If the application is approved, nationals of a few countries must also pay an issuance fee, based on reciprocity, varying by nationality, desired visa validity, number of entries and visa subtype (B-1, B-2 or combined B-1/B-2).[15]

As of 2024, only nationals of the following countries must pay the issuance fee.[15]

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CountryIssuance
fee (USD)		EntriesValidityNotes
 Cameroon35multiple6 months
215multiple1 year
 Central African Republic40multiple1 year
 Comoros012 months
282multiple1 year
 Djibouti155multiple1 year
 Gambia15multiple5 years
 Malawi013 months
35multiple6 months
115multiple1 year
 Myanmar013 monthsFor B-2 or B-1/B-2.
415multiple1 yearFor B-1 only.
 Nauru0multiple5 yearsFor B-1 only.
713 monthsFor B-2 only.
 Papua New Guinea016 months
165multiple1 year
 Turkmenistan0multiple3 months
90multiple6 months
330multiple1 year
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History

Before 1994, there was no application fee, and only the issuance fee was charged, varying by nationality based on reciprocity.[16] In 1994, the application fee was introduced for all applicants, in addition to the reciprocal issuance fee, to pay for the more costly machine-readable visas, which replaced the older stamped visas around that time.[17] The application fee was initially US$20, and has increased several times since then.

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Changes in application fee
DateApplication
fee (USD)
16 May 1994[17]20
1 February 1998[18]45
1 June 2002[19]65
1 November 2002[20]100
1 January 2008[21]131
4 June 2010[22]140
13 April 2012[23]160
17 June 2023[24][25]185
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Validity period and duration of stay

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US B visa validity period per country
  United States
  10 years
  4–5 years
  2–3 years
  12–15 months
  3–6 months
  1 month–5 years (depending on issuance fee or visa subtype)

As with other non-immigrant U.S. visas, a B-1/B-2 visa has a validity period (from 1 month to 10 years), allows for one, two, three or multiple entries into the U.S., and elicits a period of stay (maximum 6 months) recorded by the Customs and Border Protection officer at the port of entry on the individual's form I-94. The validity period determines how long the visa may be used to enter the U.S., while the period of stay determines how long the person may stay in the U.S. after each entry.

Validity periods per country are listed in the U.S. Department of State visa reciprocity tables and vary from 1 month for Tuvalu (for B-1), 1 year for Vietnam, 2 years for Ethiopia, 3 years for Russia, and 5 years for Nigeria, to 10 years for China, India, Philippines, and most countries in the Americas and Europe. For some countries, longer validity periods are available for higher issuance fees or for B-1 or B-2 only.

Periods of stay for B-1 visas may be granted initially for a duration long enough to allow the visitor to conduct their business, up to a maximum of 6 months, and can be extended for another 6 months;[26] stays with B-1 visas are usually granted for three months or less, while stays with B-2 visas are generally granted for six months.[27] Extensions are possible, provided the individual has not violated the conditions of admission.[28]

A Border Crossing Card (BCC), also called a laser visa, has a 10-year validity and functions as both a BCC and a B-1/B-2 visitor's visa. The BCC is only issued to nationals of Mexico who apply for a visa inside Mexico.[29]

Validity of B visas by nationality, as of 2024:[15][30]

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CountryIssuance fee (USD)EntriesValidityNotes
Afghanistan0multiple1 year
Albania0multiple10 years
Algeria0multiple2 years
Andorra0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Angola0multiple2 years
Antigua and Barbuda0multiple10 years
Argentina0multiple10 years
Armenia0multiple10 years
Australia0multiple5 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Austria0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Azerbaijan0multiple1 year
Bahamas0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa if traveling directly from the country through airport preclearance and holding a police certificate showing no criminal record.
Bahrain0multiple10 years
Bangladesh0multiple5 years
Barbados0multiple10 years
Belarus0multiple1 year
Belgium0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Belize0multiple10 years
Benin0multiple3 years
Bhutan013 months
Bolivia0multiple10 years
Bosnia and Herzegovina0multiple10 years
Botswana0multiple10 years
Brazil0multiple10 years
Brunei0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Bulgaria0multiple10 years
Burkina Faso0multiple5 years
Burundi013 months
Cambodia023 months
Cameroon35multiple6 months
215multiple1 year
Canada0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa or ESTA.
Cape Verde0multiple5 years
Central African Republic40multiple1 year
Chad013 months
Chile0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
China0multiple10 yearsElectronic Visa Update System registration is required free of charge for 10-year validity B visa holders.
Chinese Communist Party members and their spouses and children under age 21 will be issued B visa good for single entry with 1-month validity.
Colombia0multiple10 years
Comoros012 months
282multiple1 year
Congo0multiple2 years
Costa Rica0multiple10 years
Croatia0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Cuba013 monthsFor B-1/B-2 only.
016 monthsFor B-1 only.
0multiple5 yearsFor B-2 only.
Cyprus0multiple10 years
Czech Republic0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Democratic Republic of the Congo0multiple2 years
Denmark0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Djibouti155multiple1 year
Dominica0multiple10 years
Dominican Republic0multiple10 years
East Timor023 months
Ecuador0multiple10 years
Egypt0multiple5 years
El Salvador0multiple10 years
Equatorial Guinea0multiple5 years
Eritrea013 months
Estonia0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Eswatini0multiple10 years
Ethiopia0multiple2 yearsFor holders of diplomatic or official passports, visa validity is 1 year.
Fiji0multiple10 years
Finland0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
France0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Gabon0multiple5 years
Gambia15multiple5 years
Georgia0multiple10 years
Germany0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Ghana0multiple5 years
Greece0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Grenada0multiple10 years
Guatemala0multiple10 years
Guinea0multiple3 years
Guinea-Bissau0multiple15 months
Guyana0multiple10 years
Haiti0multiple5 years
Honduras0multiple10 years
Hong Kong0multiple10 years
Hungary0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Iceland0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
India0multiple10 years
Indonesia0multiple5 years
Iran013 months
Iraq0multiple1 year
Ireland0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Israel0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Italy0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Ivory Coast0multiple1 year
Jamaica0multiple10 years
Japan0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Jordan0multiple5 years
Kazakhstan0multiple10 yearsFor B-1/B-2 for a religious event, 1 entry and validity of 3 months. For B-1/B-2 for volunteer work, multiple entries and validity of 5 years.
Kenya0multiple5 years
Kiribati0multiple4 years
Kosovo0multiple5 years
Kuwait0multiple10 years
Kyrgyzstan0multiple10 years
Laos013 months
Latvia0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Lebanon0multiple5 years
Lesotho0multiple10 years
Liberia0multiple1 year
Libya0multiple1 year
Liechtenstein0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Lithuania0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Luxembourg0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Macau0multiple10 yearsFor holders of a travel permit instead of a passport, visa validity is 5 years.
Madagascar0multiple3 months
Malawi013 months
35multiple6 months
115multiple1 year
Malaysia0multiple10 years
Maldives0multiple10 years
Mali0multiple5 years
Malta0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Marshall Islands013 monthsMay also enter without a visa or ESTA.
Mauritania0multiple1 year
Mauritius0multiple10 years
Mexico0multiple10 years
Micronesia023 monthsMay also enter without a visa or ESTA.
Moldova0multiple10 years
Monaco0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Mongolia0multiple10 years
Montenegro0multiple3 years
Morocco0multiple10 years
Mozambique013 monthsFor B-1/B-2 only.
033 monthsFor B-1 or B-2.
0multiple3 monthsFor B-1/B-2 only.
Myanmar013 monthsFor B-2 or B-1/B-2.
415multiple1 yearFor B-1 only.
Namibia0multiple5 years
Nauru0multiple5 yearsFor B-1 only.
713 monthsFor B-2 only.
Nepal0multiple5 years
Netherlands0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
New Zealand0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Nicaragua0multiple10 years
Niger0multiple1 year
Nigeria0multiple5 years
North Korea023 months
North Macedonia0multiple10 years
Norway0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Oman0multiple10 years
Pakistan0multiple5 years
Palau023 monthsMay also enter without a visa or ESTA.
Palestine0multiple5 years
Panama0multiple10 years
Papua New Guinea016 months
165multiple1 year
Paraguay0multiple10 years
Peru0multiple10 years
Philippines0multiple10 years
Poland0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Portugal0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Qatar0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Romania0multiple10 years
Russia0multiple3 years
Rwanda0multiple10 years
Saint Kitts and Nevis0multiple10 years
Saint Lucia0multiple10 years
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0multiple10 years
Samoa0multiple10 years
San Marino0multiple5 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
São Tomé and Príncipe0multiple6 months
Saudi Arabia0multiple10 years
Senegal0multiple10 years
Serbia0multiple10 years
Seychelles0multiple10 years
Sierra Leone0multiple3 years
Singapore0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Slovakia0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Slovenia0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Solomon Islands0multiple5 years
Somalia013 months
South Africa0multiple10 years
South Korea0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
South Sudan023 months
Spain0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Sri Lanka0multiple5 years
Sudan013 monthsFor B-2 or B-1/B-2.
0multiple1 yearFor B-1 only.
Suriname0multiple5 years
Sweden0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Switzerland0multiple10 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Syria0multiple3 months
Taiwan0multiple5 yearsMay also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Tajikistan0multiple1 year
Tanzania0multiple1 year
Thailand0multiple10 years
Togo0multiple3 years
Tonga0multiple10 years
Trinidad and Tobago0multiple10 years
Tunisia0multiple10 years
Turkey0multiple10 years
Turkmenistan0multiple3 months
90multiple6 months
330multiple1 year
Tuvalu011 monthFor B-1 only.
0multiple25 monthsFor B-2 only.
Uganda0multiple2 years
Ukraine0multiple10 years
United Arab Emirates0multiple10 years
United Kingdom0multiple10 yearsFor British Overseas Territories citizens (BOTCs) of the Pitcairn Islands, 2 entries and validity of 3 months. BOTCs of Bermuda may also enter without a visa or ESTA. BOTCs of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands may also enter without a visa if traveling directly from the territory and holding a police certificate showing no criminal record. British citizens may also enter without a visa, with ESTA.
Uruguay0multiple10 years
Uzbekistan0multiple1 year
Vanuatu0multiple5 years
Vatican City0multiple5 years
Venezuela0multiple10 years
Vietnam0multiple1 year
Yemen0multiple1 year
Zambia0multiple3 years
Zimbabwe0multiple1 year
Stateless023 months
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Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)

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A 10-year United States B visa issued to a national of China. The annotation indicates that Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) enrollment is needed before travel.

On March 15, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that starting from 29 November 2016, all holders of Chinese passports who also hold 10-year B visas are required to enroll in the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) before travelling to the United States via air, land or sea.[31] The EVUS is designed for visa holders to update any changes to their basic biographic and employment information at the time of their visa applications. Similar to the ESTA, each EVUS registration is valid for a period of 2 years or until the holder's passport expiration date, whichever comes first. As of 2023, this system can be used free of charge and no time frame exists for when the US$8 cost recovery fee will be imposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Holders of EVUS can travel to the United States for unlimited times providing that their EVUS registration and visa remain valid.[32]

The requirement applies to any holder of a Chinese passport and B visa with a 10-year validity. It also applies to holders of non-citizen travel documents issued by other countries, such as a refugee travel document and certificate of identity, whose nationality is Chinese. It does not apply, however, to holders of Hong Kong SAR passports,[a] Macau SAR passports, B visas with a validity shorter than 10 years, or of other types of visas. The CBP and DHS are seeking to expand the EVUS to other nationalities in the future.[36]

EVUS was officially launched on October 31, 2016, for early enrollments. Upon launch, CBP announced that the enrollment fee will be suspended until further notice.[37]

Use for other countries

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Certain countries generally accept a U.S. tourist visa that is valid for further travel as a substitute visa for national visas.

More information Country, Period ...
CountryPeriodNotes
 Albania90 days[38]
 Antigua and Barbuda30 days[39]
 Argentina3 monthsCertain nationalities can obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) if holding a B2 visa.[40]
 Belize30 daysMultiple-entry visa only[41]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina30 days[42]
 Canadaup to 6 monthsNationals of certain countries arriving by air with Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) only
 Chile90 daysNationals of China only
 Colombia90 daysCertain nationalities only
 Costa Rica30 daysOnly for a multiple-entry visa that is valid for at least six months[43]
 Dominican Republic90 days[44]
 El Salvador90 daysCertain nationalities only
 Georgia90 daysValid for 90 days within any 180-day period
 Guatemala90 daysCertain nationalities only
 Honduras90 daysCertain nationalities only
 Jamaica30 daysCertain nationalities only
 Mexico180 days[45][46]
 Montenegro30 days[47]
 Nicaragua90 daysCertain nationalities only
 North Macedonia15 days 
 Oman Certain nationalities may obtain an electronic Omani visa
 Panama30 or 180 daysMust hold a visa valid for at least 2 additional entries
 Peru180 daysApplicable to nationals of China and nationals of India only
 Philippines7 or 14 days7 days for nationals of China; 14 days for nationals of India
 Qatar30 daysNationals who must typically enter with a visa may obtain an electronic travel authorization
 São Tomé and Príncipe15 days 
 Serbia90 days[48]
 South Korea30 days 
 Taiwan Certain nationalities may obtain an online travel authority
 Turkey Certain nationalities may obtain an electronic visa
 United Arab Emirates14 daysVisa on arrival for nationals of India only[49]
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Statistics

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Visitor visas issued

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B-1/B-2 visas issued in fiscal year 2017
  United States
  Visa-exempt nationalities
  >400,000 visas
  100,000–400,000 visas
  50,000–100,000 visas
  25,000–50,000 visas
  10,000–25,000 visas
  5,000–10,000 visas
  <5,000 visas

The highest number of B-1/B-2 visas were issued to nationals of the following countries in fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2023.

More information Country, Total ...
Country B-1/B-2 visas issued
2023[50] 2017[51] 2016[52] 2015[53]
 Mexico[b]1,794,9621,088,8801,106,7231,234,885
 Brazil1,009,231520,589450,166870,008
 India735,401599,983563,202553,385
 Colombia441,223333,433374,398345,233
 Argentina273,206353,555295,326240,115
 China267,0271,452,8341,989,9252,227,670
 Ecuador263,180168,103150,163150,458
 Israel174,427163,495168,136137,439
 Philippines134,907115,71299,96783,139
 Dominican Republic115,762194,557136,05785,140
 Vietnam110,141100,42386,18080,936
 Turkey103,22574,31285,56078,118
 Nigeria97,041155,940162,996136,409
 Egypt92,99854,21658,06246,433
 Pakistan92,61848,53765,84462,714
 Peru90,80882,48579,92797,936
 Costa Rica76,00375,52971,71058,139
 Honduras73,62454,75348,17735,004
 Indonesia67,80152,23348,78748,239
 Guatemala73,21641,05552,32648,735
 Jamaica61,08865,11994,45883,483
 Saudi Arabia58,43652,47678,04285,303
 Russia54,114164,944151,692122,147
 South Africa52,11246,42745,24048,432
 Venezuela50,82747,087144,283223,854
Total5,902,4266,276,8517,988,5208,403,683
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In fiscal year 2014, most reasons to refuse a visa were cited as "failure to establish entitlement to nonimmigrant status", "incompatible application" (most overcome), "unlawful presence", "misrepresentation", "criminal convictions", "smugglers" and "controlled substance violators". Smaller number of applications were rejected for "physical or mental disorder", "prostitution", "espionage", "terrorist activities", "falsely claiming citizenship" and other grounds for refusal including "presidential proclamation", "money laundering", "communicable disease" and "commission of acts of torture or extrajudicial killings".[54]

Adjusted visa refusal rate

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US B visa refusal rate in fiscal year 2024
  <3%
  3–5%
  5–10%
  10–20%
  20–30%
  30–40%
  40–50%
  >50%
  United States
  Visa-exempt countries

The adjusted visa refusal rates for B visas, by fiscal year, were as follows.

More information Country ...
Country 2008[55] 2014[56] 2015[57] 2016[58] 2017[59] 2018[60] 2019[61]
 Afghanistan51.00%46.70%61.03%73.80%72.14%71.39%68.42%
 Albania38.70%39.80%36.82%35.95%40.45%41.92%41.45%
 Algeria20.30%23.10%25.92%36.00%43.96%39.26%44.22%
 Angola17.10%21.40%26.77%48.52%36.01%51.76%58.26%
 Antigua and Barbuda21.70%20.80%20.17%22.11%20.50%19.07%15.25%
 Argentina3.10%1.40%2.14%2.14%1.79%1.73%2.07%
 Armenia53.30%43.80%47.17%45.88%51.87%53.83%51.65%
 Azerbaijan14.00%13.50%12.93%14.83%27.63%28.45%25.43%
 Bahrain6.60%4.70%3.81%6.26%9.53%6.96%13.55%
 Bangladesh48.20%50.80%59.96%62.82%60.88%40.05%39.78%
 Barbados10.10%9.80%9.54%11.24%8.72%7.07%6.76%
 Belarus21.10%14.00%12.53%14.87%21.69%23.26%21.93%
 Belize25.40%16.40%30.47%35.21%30.91%34.55%28.63%
 Benin39.10%31.40%35.74%38.01%42.10%47.74%48.48%
 Bhutan48.30%43.60%54.55%69.78%52.43%59.63%57.13%
 Bolivia23.60%13.60%13.56%14.36%18.08%22.19%24.17%
 Bosnia-Herzegovina21.30%16.10%20.38%19.70%16.37%23.50%25.27%
 Botswana15.60%16.90%16.67%18.97%17.94%18.67%17.54%
 Brazil5.50%3.20%5.36%16.70%12.34%12.73%18.48%
 Bulgaria13.30%15.20%17.26%16.86%14.97%11.32%9.75%
 Burkina Faso44.40%37.40%50.37%65.35%75.74%71.16%62.32%
 Burundi58.80%50.00%58.35%61.33%75.55%74.39%73.16%
 Cambodia44.30%39.90%48.41%35.62%41.05%54.22%33.65%
 Cameroon46.70%28.20%29.89%36.84%47.29%32.63%57.97%
 Cape Verde42.70%28.70%36.05%45.89%50.70%52.27%52.66%
 Central African Republic39.60%46.60%32.43%35.12%44.24%36.03%37.45%
 Chad41.40%32.40%33.87%42.53%51.65%60.80%70.16%
 China18.20%9.00%10.03%12.35%14.57%17.00%18.22%
 Colombia25.60%12.30%15.52%17.79%21.93%35.11%41.93%
 Comoros14.00%17.00%54.44%53.73%48.45%69.46%53.02%
 Congo33.20%35.40%40.77%46.55%48.47%52.23%60.49%
 Costa Rica21.20%11.40%9.83%8.39%6.49%9.91%18.66%
 Croatia5.10%6.10%5.29%6.78%5.10%5.92%4.02%
 Cuba45.20%66.20%76.03%81.85%77.17%50.97%53.40%
 Cyprus1.70%3.50%3.53%2.03%1.69%2.38%2.78%
 Democratic Republic of the Congo36.20%39.10%45.62%45.63%49.94%50.56%53.80%
 Djibouti42.50%50.10%52.00%47.09%74.80%82.96%85.35%
 Dominica29.50%29.00%33.33%31.63%28.74%37.13%26.83%
 Dominican Republic45.60%35.90%33.78%31.88%35.78%49.54%53.21%
 East Timor16.70%25.00%12.68%26.67%7.02%8.16%4.23%
 Ecuador40.00%20.80%31.34%29.18%27.95%31.38%34.05%
 Egypt35.30%34.00%33.57%28.61%34.24%32.15%31.83%
 El Salvador45.70%36.30%45.72%57.12%52.97%51.49%58.18%
 Equatorial Guinea11.10%17.80%19.30%17.75%18.21%21.29%27.79%
 Eritrea51.10%41.70%55.67%50.49%71.69%69.54%65.39%
 Eswatini13.00%10.00%12.95%8.03%12.59%8.49%5.73%
 Ethiopia46.70%44.90%48.32%38.13%50.30%41.74%45.46%
 Fiji38.00%14.00%14.92%20.23%26.59%41.74%38.96%
 Gabon23.00%13.50%15.74%21.29%26.10%40.00%45.41%
 Gambia55.70%69.30%75.64%69.87%70.27%64.22%72.30%
 Georgia46.60%48.20%50.58%62.82%61.09%62.35%63.85%
 Ghana50.10%59.80%63.28%65.70%56.18%49.35%55.60%
 Grenada29.90%29.50%32.00%35.71%26.94%26.44%19.49%
 Guatemala33.80%35.90%45.37%48.68%47.14%53.62%58.64%
 Guinea63.80%47.80%59.81%63.53%64.59%66.16%73.29%
 Guinea-Bissau63.40%56.50%65.18%71.88%71.61%76.09%65.33%
 Guyana56.60%40.20%37.28%25.76%37.92%70.62%62.96%
 Haiti54.40%58.20%60.45%64.52%71.44%67.59%60.81%
 Honduras33.60%36.80%39.73%42.76%40.35%60.32%61.71%
 Hong Kong3.30%3.10%4.36%4.61%3.45%4.25%3.23%
 India24.70%19.80%23.78%26.02%23.29%26.07%27.75%
 Indonesia37.00%8.30%8.71%11.19%10.99%12.81%12.46%
 Iran42.50%41.80%38.55%45.02%58.66%87.66%86.58%
 Iraq46.30%41.40%52.82%51.71%60.71%56.95%49.94%
 Israel3.00%8.20%3.85%4.09%4.88%5.10%5.33%
 Ivory Coast40.90%29.80%28.59%37.38%33.72%33.81%35.73%
 Jamaica35.50%32.30%37.62%35.64%46.78%54.46%56.59%
 Jordan43.20%26.90%37.59%40.34%40.06%42.62%45.26%
 Kazakhstan11.70%9.90%12.70%27.55%32.81%39.38%42.58%
 Kenya35.60%27.30%27.34%26.60%33.17%41.59%49.86%
 Kiribati26.20%15.40%16.05%5.81%5.13%25.33%11.69%
 Kosovo47.90%38.10%44.03%41.48%37.92%35.97%36.76%
 Kuwait6.50%5.70%5.73%4.56%8.32%2.71%3.27%
 Kyrgyzstan32.10%43.20%55.75%51.68%55.58%58.9%67.75%
 Laos73.40%61.10%66.68%62.37%63.66%64.06%65.60%
 Lebanon27.90%16.10%27.10%25.41%31.75%25.22%23.85%
 Lesotho32.10%16.70%13.95%21.20%35.97%21.94%28.24%
 Liberia70.70%49.40%62.45%70.23%64.98%64.36%73.93%
 Libya27.10%33.90%43.02%40.58%45.50%73.73%89.05%
 Madagascar11.90%11.60%11.01%12.12%11.00%11.77%7.69%
 Malawi28.90%12.30%10.23%14.52%26.49%28.20%37.05%
 Malaysia5.60%4.60%3.34%3.65%3.93%4.94%4.91%
 Maldives4.70%6.70%15.49%47.56%27.74%9.88%33.65%
 Mali48.10%54.00%52.77%57.58%59.43%50.60%55.89%
 Mauritania51.00%52.20%61.45%71.45%67.30%61.58%67.79%
 Mauritius11.60%2.20%5.71%5.53%8.29%6.49%6.59%
 Mexico11.40%15.60%20.17%23.49%22.50%24.93%26.66%
 Moldova36.70%40.10%41.83%36.35%49.12%61.10%58.03%
 Mongolia53.60%27.90%34.76%43.63%53.62%56.51%54.60%
 Montenegro25.60%28.00%31.26%28.69%26.41%35.35%39.10%
 Morocco24.00%21.90%20.60%26.77%36.99%42.88%28.48%
 Mozambique13.80%4.00%4.03%10.29%26.18%10.22%14.24%
 Myanmar41.90%15.50%16.32%13.02%17.88%23.12%30.91%
 Namibia6.80%7.60%7.43%5.56%6.31%8.40%6.60%
 Nauru66.70%42.90%5.26%13.33%20.97%21.43%20.83%
   Nepal51.20%38.20%42.19%49.54%46.42%51.53%50.70%
 Nicaragua41.80%35.80%41.19%44.54%43.28%46.75%63.52%
 Niger55.70%36.40%31.10%31.14%30.65%43.33%42.76%
 Nigeria36.00%33.20%32.56%41.44%44.95%57.47%67.20%
Non-nationality based issuances[c]n/an/an/a28.92%35.61%40.27%43.16%
 North Korea16.30%55.60%47.67%15.00%54.55%100.00%100%
 North Macedonia33.50%29.80%36.08%33.84%28.69%31.29%36.19%
 Oman2.20%2.10%2.00%1.93%3.46%4.87%5.13%
 Pakistan46.30%38.00%40.40%46.43%49.40%47.89%48.26%
 Palestine55.60%36.70%42.68%40.64%50.98%53.87%52.92%
 Panama19.20%10.00%11.36%12.05%11.61%11.71%18.93%
 Papua New Guinea3.40%7.40%5.14%10.56%9.34%6.84%1.74%
 Paraguay14.40%6.10%6.15%7.47%6.83%8.02%12.41%
 Peru37.70%13.80%14.46%28.61%25.97%28.53%25.39%
 Philippines31.00%24.60%27.96%27.29%25.54%27.07%24.40%
 Poland13.80%6.40%6.37%5.37%5.92%3.99%2.76%
 Qatar4.90%2.10%2.97%3.50%7.48%8.34%10.33%
 Romania25.00%9.80%11.16%11.43%11.76%10.44%9.11%
 Russia7.50%7.80%10.24%9.29%11.61%14.89%15.19%
 Rwanda50.30%51.10%49.17%43.79%52.17%44.51%53.76%
 Saint Kitts and Nevis25.00%27.50%26.60%28.31%26.66%24.98%21.87%
 Saint Lucia26.60%27.60%26.90%27.16%22.34%21.90%16.75%
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines26.40%24.10%27.15%27.46%20.38%19.17%14.55%
 Samoa32.40%27.20%29.99%28.44%40.32%26.26%27.02%
 São Tomé and Príncipe28.60%10.70%5.71%24.14%14.81%26.09%34.78%
 Saudi Arabia6.60%3.30%3.24%4.04%5.26%7.47%6.82%
 Senegal55.20%57.50%54.37%52.46%56.85%59.18%55.88%
 Serbia11.70%16.00%16.54%18.77%22.33%25.93%30.33%
 Seychelles18.00%6.80%7.26%9.66%13.14%11.64%10.60%
 Sierra Leone50.10%51.90%53.02%61.25%47.30%60.56%57.99%
 Solomon Islands6.50%5.40%7.26%4.28%16.79%3.57%2.20%
 Somalia54.00%52.00%64.60%63.89%75.50%90.16%80.77%
 South Africa4.60%2.60%5.08%6.83%6.44%7.31%6.92%
 South Sudann/a43.80%41.77%43.89%47.52%41.29%52.32%
 Sri Lanka31.40%19.50%22.07%21.69%26.19%33.61%35.12%
 Sudan38.60%42.40%40.45%36.59%51.37%59.83%57.44%
 Suriname9.60%13.60%7.78%10.86%11.44%8.57%7.44%
 Syria33.10%60.00%63.43%59.77%59.11%77.31%74.83%
 Tajikistan32.40%49.00%44.44%55.24%51.84%53.39%60.97%
 Tanzania26.20%21.30%12.02%23.05%18.36%19.87%23.90%
 Thailand19.80%10.20%12.35%17.82%20.15%22.17%23.41%
 Togo51.70%35.60%43.42%54.39%59.88%59.61%59.78%
 Tonga48.70%25.40%28.09%31.58%32.85%51.33%45.85%
 Trinidad and Tobago23.80%21.20%25.16%22.70%22.46%19.28%13.05%
 Tunisia23.90%17.50%19.69%15.92%19.53%27.67%24.17%
 Turkey11.20%7.10%13.88%13.62%17.86%17.49%19.19%
 Turkmenistan45.40%18.60%25.41%32.95%40.60%52.93%56.26%
 Tuvalu17.60%27.30%21.05%20.00%15.38%34.78%25.81%
 Uganda34.40%37.20%30.63%41.53%42.38%42.29%51.65%
 Ukraine30.90%27.70%34.03%40.83%34.54%40.97%45.06%
 United Arab Emirates10.40%4.80%7.10%4.02%5.80%3.75%5.56%
 Uruguay9.50%1.80%2.70%3.14%3.19%4.11%5.91%
 Uzbekistan61.10%52.10%49.59%57.09%50.29%61.76%68.06%
 Vanuatu16.70%20.00%10.53%16.67%13.51%38.30%41.05%
 Vatican City16.70%7.70%25.00%0.00%36.36%0.00%8.33%
 Venezuela25.40%15.20%15.57%40.25%42.87%74.28%59.53%
 Vietnam38.80%14.30%23.43%29.49%24.06%26.20%23.70%
 Western Saharan/an/an/an/a100.00%0.00%0.00%
 Yemen54.70%44.20%54.01%48.85%60.76%82.50%78.45%
 Zambia53.30%22.20%20.98%22.26%21.72%22.45%40.64%
 Zimbabwe30.30%13.20%21.03%22.88%26.32%26.60%26.92%
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Visitor admissions

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Number of non-immigrant admissions for tourist and business purposes into the United States in fiscal year 2017
  United States
  >2 million
  1–2 million
  500,000–1 million
  250,000–500,000
  100,000–250,000
  15,000–100,000
  <15,000

The individuals admitted for tourism and/or business purposes during fiscal year 2017 were nationals from the following countries.[62][63][64][65]

More information Country, Admissions ...
CountryAdmissions[d]
 Afghanistan1,910
 Albania14,151
 Algeria13,291
 Andorra1,417
 Angola6,900
 Antigua and Barbuda14,992
 Argentina1,085,461
 Armenia11,614
 Australia[e]1,463,908
 Austria219,187
 Azerbaijan6,912
 Bahamas293,192
 Bahrain7,168
 Bangladesh29,646
 Barbados66,984
 Belarus18,926
 Belgium302,585
 Belize28,496
 Benin2,301
 Bhutan612
 Bolivia71,519
 Bosnia and Herzegovina8,246
 Botswana2,108
 Brazil2,011,385
 Brunei1,126
 Bulgaria31,126
 Burkina Faso4,716
 Burundi1,597
 Cambodia3,890
 Cameroon12,014
 Canada11,616,347
 Cape Verde4,833
 Central African Republic216
 Chad745
 Chile396,367
 China[f]2,630,300
 Colombia926,855
 Comoros102
 Congo1,146
 Costa Rica307,979
 Croatia26,345
 Cuba67,284
 Cyprus10,642
 Czech Republic123,545
 Democratic Republic of the Congo6,701
 Denmark[g]353,381
 Djibouti1,252
 Dominica5,692
 Dominican Republic435,775
 East Timor54
 Ecuador430,136
 Egypt80,367
 El Salvador199,375
 Equatorial Guinea982
 Eritrea3,373
 Estonia25,799
 Eswatini325
 Ethiopia20,951
 Fiji10,810
 Finland160,289
 France[h]1,923,414
 Gabon2,013
 Gambia1,661
 Georgia3,710
 Germany2,228,358
 Ghana22,949
 Greece86,475
 Grenada11,498
 Guatemala285,254
 Guinea3,241
 Guinea-Bissau164
 Guyana71,314
 Haiti148,524
 Honduras215,261
 Hungary97,439
 Iceland66,319
 India1,264,598
 Indonesia100,932
 Iran14,530
 Iraq16,790
 Ireland532,793
 Israel435,873
 Italy1,282,989
 Ivory Coast6,703
 Jamaica314,301
 Japan3,697,844
 Jordan40,558
 Kazakhstan23,011
 Kenya27,588
 Kiribati237
 Kosovo3,752
 Kuwait39,519
 Kyrgyzstan1,443
 Laos1,654
 Latvia23,539
 Lebanon41,731
 Lesotho333
 Liberia3,555
 Libya780
 Liechtenstein2,008
 Lithuania26,135
 Luxembourg13,333
 Madagascar1,227
 Malawi2,232
 Malaysia82,881
 Maldives382
 Mali3,491
 Malta6,789
 Marshall Islands70
 Mauritania920
 Mauritius4,765
 Mexico18,101,904[i]
 Micronesia70
 Moldova8,991
 Monaco991
 Mongolia11,377
 Morocco[j]30,043
 Mozambique1,773
 Myanmar7,976
 Namibia2,043
 Nauru49
   Nepal28,394
 Netherlands[k]796,945
 New Zealand[l]351,924
 Nicaragua69,900
 Niger1,347
 Nigeria196,326
 North Korea16
 North Macedonia8,059
 Norway298,554
 Oman4,347
 Pakistan104,064
 Palau30
 Panama149,544
 Papua New Guinea682
 Paraguay29,059
 Peru310,924
 Philippines352,474
 Poland212,207
 Portugal190,022
 Qatar11,833
 Romania83,926
 Russia297,397
 Rwanda3,395
 Saint Kitts and Nevis12,288
 Saint Lucia16,338
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10,313
 Samoa2,072
 San Marino699
 São Tomé and Príncipe34
 Saudi Arabia108,115
 Senegal8,785
 Serbia and Montenegro26,042
 Seychelles316
 Sierra Leone2,971
 Singapore135,949
 Slovakia53,437
 Slovenia26,727
 Solomon Islands196
 Somalia161
 South Africa129,412
 South Korea2,324,707
 South Sudan234
 Spain1,037,798
 Sri Lanka24,507
 Sudan3,460
 Suriname12,770
 Sweden568,668
  Switzerland433,375
 Syria8,869
 Taiwan456,106
 Tajikistan1,542
 Tanzania5,868
 Thailand93,760
 Togo2,402
 Tonga3,834
 Trinidad and Tobago186,223
 Tunisia10,907
 Turkey174,501
 Turkmenistan1,117
 Tuvalu39
 Uganda8,957
 Ukraine98,547
 United Arab Emirates28,435
 United Kingdom[m]4,786,421
 Uruguay80,410
 Uzbekistan11,565
 Vanuatu110
 Vatican City0[n]
 Venezuela540,168
 Vietnam101,686
 Yemen2,713
 Zambia4,245
 Zimbabwe7,939
Unknown61,705
Total70,056,257
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Overstays

A number of visitors overstay the maximum period of allowed stay on their B-1/B-2 status after entering the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security publishes annual reports that list the number of violations by passengers who arrive by air and sea. The table below excludes statistics on persons who left the United States later than their allowed stay or legalized their status and shows only suspected overstays who remained in the country. More than 95% of visitors from Mexico arrive in the U.S. by land rather than by air and sea. Statistics for suspected overstays of the land visitors are yet to be released.[66]

The number of suspected in-country B-1/B-2 overstays in fiscal year 2018 by nationality were the following.[67][68][69]

More information Country, Expected departures ...
CountryExpected
departures		Out-of-country
overstays		Suspected in-
country overstays		Total
overstays		Total
overstay rate		Suspected in-country
overstay rate
Afghanistan1,339416917312.92%12.62%
Albania15,319565626184.03%3.67%
Algeria11,126432783212.89%2.50%
Andorra1,6110330.19%0.19%
Angola6,3422296398515.53%15.18%
Antigua and Barbuda14,508262022281.57%1.39%
Argentina1,116,0172767,9098,1850.73%0.71%
Armenia11,315394825214.60%4.26%
Australia[e]1,418,2658293,1553,9840.28%0.22%
Austria210,050746477210.34%0.31%
Azerbaijan6,731274865137.62%7.22%
Bahamas272,4872531,2921,5450.57%0.47%
Bahrain6,784943520.77%0.63%
Bangladesh26,795525656172.30%2.11%
Barbados64,795397187571.17%1.11%
Belarus18,198576737304.01%3.70%
Belgium300,3191487859330.31%0.26%
Belize28,642495546032.11%1.93%
Benin2,07917971145.48%4.67%
Bhutan3986465213.07%11.56%
Bolivia69,041731,1081,1811.71%1.60%
Bosnia and Herzegovina8,186361091451.77%1.33%
Botswana2,095526311.48%1.24%
Brazil2,200,4401,72034,56936,2891.65%1.57%
Brunei1,1600990.78%0.78%
Bulgaria30,799692353040.99%0.76%
Burkina Faso3,953243083328.40%7.79%
Burundi1,157024924921.52%21.52%
Cambodia4,04591101192.94%2.72%
Cameroon10,9581258269518.68%7.54%
Central African Republic212214167.55%6.60%
Cape Verde4,8703055358311.97%11.36%
Chad536316216530.78%30.22%
Chile403,9176555,3646,0191.49%1.33%
China[f]2,345,8502,57515,73918,3140.78%0.67%
Colombia929,00593520,98221,9172.36%2.26%
Comoros870222.30%2.30%
Congo1,096511912411.31%10.86%
Costa Rica306,9251842,8303,0140.98%0.92%
Croatia26,385241081320.50%0.41%
Cuba70,4842541,6141,8682.65%2.29%
Cyprus10,413438420.40%0.36%
Czech Republic125,1421746127860.63%0.49%
Democratic Republic of the Congo6,446244975218.08%7.71%
Denmark[g]340,3331146567700.23%0.19%
Djibouti403317718044.67%43.92%
Dominica7,336282753034.13%3.75%
Dominican Republic446,45144314,19814,6413.28%3.18%
East Timor610000.00%0.00%
Ecuador429,1063456,6526,9971.63%1.55%
Egypt74,1621831,8482,0312.74%2.49%
El Salvador199,9152103,2293,4391.72%1.62%
Equatorial Guinea1,002954636.29%5.39%
Eritrea2,0414949154026.46%24.06%
Estonia24,92225911160.47%0.37%
Eswatini875111121.37%1.26%
Ethiopia19,1501368439795.11%4.40%
Fiji8,257392062452.97%2.49%
Finland151,678592933520.23%0.19%
France[h]1,907,2331,10310,42711,5300.60%0.55%
Gabon1,84312881005.43%4.77%
Gambia1,747191291488.47%7.38%
Georgia7,9193081984910.72%10.34%
Germany2,128,4509625,7666,7280.32%0.27%
Ghana23,486718048753.73%3.42%
Greece90,9193228251,1471.26%0.91%
Grenada11,032202192392.17%1.99%
Guatemala276,4002915,5485,8392.11%2.01%
Guinea2,651191201395.24%4.53%
Guinea-Bissau143014149.79%9.79%
Guyana66,4161553,0653,2204.85%4.61%
Haiti137,1194536,4646,9175.04%4.71%
Honduras214,4682533,8904,1431.93%1.81%
Hungary98,8772689781,2461.26%0.99%
Iceland69,723261231490.21%0.18%
India1,134,4362,21610,77012,9861.14%0.95%
Indonesia93,250928279190.99%0.89%
Iran9,149792343133.42%2.56%
Iraq7,486373824195.60%5.10%
Ireland558,2182181,4871,7050.31%0.27%
Israel418,9443753,2513,6260.87%0.78%
Italy1,304,0201,0636,0097,0720.54%0.46%
Ivory Coast6,199292602894.66%4.19%
Jamaica312,66738410,24210,6263.40%3.28%
Japan3,122,3453724,5054,8770.16%0.14%
Jordan38,9061721,5541,7264.44%3.99%
Kazakhstan22,274536767293.27%3.03%
Kenya27,559991,4941,5935.78%5.42%
Kiribati1150110.87%0.87%
Kosovo24437104.10%2.87%
Kuwait38,0714105179272.43%1.36%
Kyrgyzstan3,3167991063.20%2.99%
Laos1,508714415110.01%9.55%
Latvia22,919731622351.03%0.71%
Lebanon37,840766046801.80%1.60%
Lesotho3640220.55%0.55%
Liberia3,3726839246013.64%11.63%
Libya430415194.42%3.49%
Liechtenstein1,8902240.21%0.11%
Lithuania38,3411223845061.32%1.00%
Luxembourg13,625939480.35%0.29%
Madagascar1,103212141.27%1.09%
Malawi2,01071211286.37%6.02%
Malaysia78,865558669211.17%1.10%
Maldives2250220.89%0.89%
Mali3,234101461564.82%4.51%
Malta7,160322250.35%0.31%
Marshall Islands780445.13%5.13%
Mauritania6987717811.17%10.17%
Mauritius3,366418220.65%0.53%
Micronesia6006610.00%10.00%
Moldova9,887322572892.92%2.60%
Monaco1,0081340.40%0.30%
Mongolia11,401413784193.68%3.32%
Montenegro5,571303563866.93%6.39%
Morocco[j]26,526753884631.75%1.46%
Mozambique1,820530351.92%1.65%
Myanmar7,492314194506.01%5.59%
Namibia2,080742492.36%2.02%
Nauru451124.44%2.22%
Nepal27,2052159701,1854.36%3.57%
Netherlands[k]795,3083592,8213,1800.40%0.35%
New Zealand[l]345,6362528431,0950.32%0.24%
Nicaragua69,133721,2501,3221.91%1.81%
Niger1,138975847.38%6.59%
Nigeria195,78571929,00429,72315.18%14.81%
North Korea3712000.00%0.00%
North Macedonia7,891191211401.77%1.53%
Norway285,5241285206480.23%0.18%
Oman4,3421126370.85%0.60%
Pakistan88,1771631,9172,0802.36%2.17%
Palau3416720.59%17.65%
Panama148,294978319280.63%0.56%
Papua New Guinea5891340.68%0.51%
Paraguay30,301235015241.73%1.65%
Peru302,8293404,6534,9931.65%1.54%
Philippines304,5856204,9935,6131.84%1.64%
Poland211,4382151,6351,8500.87%0.77%
Portugal198,9824443,1403,5841.80%1.58%
Qatar11,6451281542822.42%1.32%
Romania82,6701717208911.08%0.87%
Russia265,7983474,2344,5811.72%1.59%
Rwanda3,312161371534.62%4.14%
Saint Kitts and Nevis11,764112032141.82%1.73%
Saint Lucia15,780252933182.02%1.86%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9,443152632782.94%2.79%
Samoa2,111141401547.30%6.63%
San Marino7310330.41%0.41%
São Tomé and Príncipe300113.33%3.33%
Saudi Arabia100,9223998171,2161.20%0.81%
Senegal7,848362803164.03%3.57%
Serbia29,173673043711.27%1.04%
Seychelles3370220.59%0.59%
Sierra Leone2,893201912117.29%6.60%
Singapore134,505972053020.22%0.15%
Slovakia54,4381024065080.93%0.75%
Slovenia27,55921861070.39%0.31%
Solomon Islands1690331.78%1.78%
Somalia78191012.82%11.54%
South Africa126,6681298489770.77%0.67%
South Korea1,579,2211,0273,5244,5510.29%0.22%
South Sudan2390363615.06%15.06%
Spain1,050,6221,56410,20811,7721.12%0.97%
Sri Lanka20,997182863041.45%1.36%
Sudan2,9372933936812.53%11.54%
Suriname12,711171751921.51%1.38%
Sweden541,8492441,1681,4120.26%0.22%
Switzerland409,6321901,0321,2220.300.25%
Syria6,851271,1801,20717.62%17.22%
Taiwan428,7675411,2141,7550.41%0.28%
Tajikistan1,37719811007.26%5.88%
Tanzania5,892331712043.46%2.90%
Thailand90,4361481,4911,6391.81%1.65%
Togo2,173151701858.51%7.82%
Tonga3,422171431604.68%4.18%
Trinidad and Tobago180,415837288110.45%0.40%
Tunisia9,175261882142.33%2.05%
Turkey165,7242802,8043,0841.86%1.69%
Turkmenistan1,044392959.10%8.81%
Tuvalu380112.63%2.63%
Uganda9,247307687988.63%8.31%
Ukraine92,7661782,0472,2252.40%2.21%
United Arab Emirates28,7723253837082.46%1.33%
United Kingdom[m]4,745,9021,98212,23314,2150.30%0.26%
Uruguay83,279401,3971,4371.73%1.68%
Uzbekistan10,972666677336.68%6.08%
Vanuatu980000.00%0.00%
Vatican City310000.00%0.00%
Venezuela477,2241,02934,90235,9317.53%7.31%
Vietnam97,4333661,7502,1162.17%1.80%
Yemen1,8161150751828.52%27.92%
Zambia4,013152192345.83%5.46%
Zimbabwe7,560231922152.84%2.54%
Total38,198,29434,530364,020398,5501.04%0.95%
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Notes

  1. According to some international consultants, holders of Hong Kong SAR passports are required to register in EVUS due to Executive Order 13936 from July 2020,[33][34][35] but this requirement has not been confirmed by CBP.[36]
  2. Including Border Crossing Cards
  3. "Non-nationality based issuances" includes individuals presenting travel documents issued by a competent authority other than their country of nationality, including, for example, aliens traveling on a Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations and refugees residing in another country.
  4. Includes admissions under the Visa Waiver Program.
  5. Includes Australia, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos Islands.
  6. Includes mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
  7. Includes Denmark, Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
  8. Includes France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna.
  9. Includes a limited number of Border Crossing Card admissions.
  10. Includes Morocco and Western Sahara.
  11. Includes the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten.
  12. Includes New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tokelau, and Niue.
  13. Includes the United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
  14. Data withheld by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to limit disclosure.

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