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Visa policy of the United States
Admission statistics
United States
Number of non-immigrant admissions for tourist and business purposes into the United States in fiscal year 2017: Over 2 million Over 1 million Over 500 thousand Over 250 thousand Over 100 thousand Over 15 thousand Under 15 thousand
The highest number of non-immigrant admissions for tourists and for business purposes into the United States in fiscal year 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 was from the following countries (listed over 700,000 admissions):
Country
FY 2023[ 1]
FY 2017[ 2]
FY 2016[ 3]
FY 2015[ 4]
FY 2014[ 5]
Mexico
17,890,820
18,101,904
18,420,891
19,175,345
18,889,281
Canada
11,589,020
11,616,347
11,366,670
11,671,122
11,289,743
United Kingdom [ 6]
4,038,950
4,786,421
4,930,593
4,691,874
4,549,934
Japan
1,221,920
3,697,844
3,717,029
3,750,667
3,933,941
China [ 7]
870,960
2,630,300
2,587,968
2,309,654
2,001,302
South Korea
1,520,810
2,324,707
2,001,417
1,742,422
1,576,328
Germany
1,858,010
2,228,358
2,190,832
2,208,145
2,283,086
Brazil
1,511,580
2,011,385
1,866,261
2,383,822
2,275,588
France [ 8]
1,835,710
1,923,414
1,897,398
1,915,725
1,966,335
Australia [ 9]
965,170
1,463,908
1,423,898
1,399,615
1,389,358
Italy
1,173,120
1,282,989
1,262,691
1,229,115
1,282,485
India
1,439,330
1,264,598
1,206,225
1,175,153
1,111,738
Argentina
1,085,461
943,224
765,576
730,089
Spain
912,100
1,037,798
1,012,133
953,969
955,737
Colombia
909,400
926,855
885,763
928,424
924,916
Netherlands [ 10]
796,945
766,691
749,826
766,936
Total (worldwide)
68,227,240
70,056,257
69,128,433
69,025,896
67,519,113
Statistics of American Samoa[ 11]
Country
FY 2018
FY 2017
FY 2016
FY 2015
FY 2014
Samoa
23,723
22,954
22,371
21,251
20,786
United States
18,324
16,959
17,560
17,053
14,487
New Zealand
4,174
3,825
3,660
3,580
3,589
Philippines
1,095
970
1,148
1,016
966
Australia
1,035
930
974
860
978
Fiji
615
704
644
639
615
China
674
669
861
832
758
Tonga
747
595
707
Total
76,002
71,952
50,159
48,197
45,326
Statistics of Guam[ 12]
Country
FY 2017
FY 2016
FY 2015
FY 2014
FY 2013
South Korea
746,987
685,228
544,957
427,900
308,037
Japan
563,220
620,376
745,680
773,019
810,856
United States
93,244
77,077
77,706
70,246
55,192
Taiwan
27,880
32,505
42,229
42,205
49,136
Northern Mariana Islands
20,563
19,325
17,579
14,334
14,761
Philippines
19,091
19,132
21,652
12,427
12,079
China
16,267
21,954
27,013
23,698
16,280
Total
1,552,177
1,545,392
1,535,518
1,409,050
1,343,092
Statistics of Northern Mariana Islands[ 13]
Country
FY 2017
FY 2016
FY 2015
FY 2014
South Korea
333,069
200,875
182,622
142,081
China
229,389
206,538
186,509
170,121
Japan
52,227
62,120
80,832
109,793
Guam
16,018
13,932
19,968
11,879
United States
8,528
8,516
8,566
Hong Kong
4,746
1,710
732
1,098
Russia
2,130
1,796
1,374
11,200
Taiwan
1,053
717
0
0
Philippines
969
999
2,405
694
Total
653,150
501,469
478,592
459,240
^ "Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Region and Country of Citizenship: Fiscal Year 2023" . Department of Homeland Security . September 16, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025 .
^ "Table 28. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Region and Country of Citizenship: Fiscal Year 2017" . Department of Homeland Security . August 14, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
^ "Table 28. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) By Selected Category Of Admission And Region And Country Of Citizenship: Fiscal Year 2016" . Department of Homeland Security . May 16, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
^ "Table 28 - Homeland Security" .
^ "2014 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics" . DHS.gov . Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ United Kingdom 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.
^ China includes the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
^ France includes France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna.
^ Australia includes Australia, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
^ Netherlands includes the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten.
^ "Statistical Yearbook - Department of Commerce" . Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
^ "Visitor Arrival Statistics - Research - Research and Reports" . Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
^ "Central Statistics Division (CSD) - CNMI Department of Commerce" . Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017 .