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Paris, France

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to France read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume held roughly level — the last three months averaged 5,174 against 5,001 for the three before them, a change of 3.5%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 105 against 136 for the three before them, a change of -22.4%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B22,365
J1468
C1/D278
L1174
L2173
E2162
F1141
I122
29 other classes498

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
E118
E218
IR112
IR512
IR29
CR12
E32
F12
2 other classes2

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20264,381
January 20265,294
December 20255,847
November 20254,487
October 20255,102
September 20255,413
August 20255,258
July 20256,451
June 20257,069
May 20255,866
April 20255,145
March 20255,897

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202677
January 202684
December 2025155
November 202586
October 2025196
September 2025125
August 2025150
July 2025153
June 2025219
May 2025128
April 202598
March 2025177

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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