Department’s A1 visa issuance rate

Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family

Before COVID, Department issued 206 A1 visas in an average September. This September, they issued 194. It seems like Department is operating as normal.

Source: The U.S. Department of State’s Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuance Statistics.
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