Ho Chi Minh City: F1 visas issued

Nonimmigrant visa: Student in an academic or language training program

Looking for F1 (family) immigrant visas? See Ho Chi Minh City’s F1 (family) page.

From Mar 2025 to Feb 2026, Ho Chi Minh City issued 8,438 F1 visas, about 703 a month, down 37% from the 12 months before.

This counts visas issued, which shows how busy the post is, not how long you will wait. The State Department data here ends in February 2026, so it cannot show what has changed since then, such as pauses that started or ended later.