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Vietnam

Southeast Asia · U.S. visa issuance trends and, where public, enforcement data by nationality.

H-1B visas
1,500
FY24
F-1 student visas
9,900
Latest complete FY
Border encounters
6,900
Removals
3,200
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What this means for you

Vietnam H-1B applicants

  • Vietnam accounted for 1,500 of 399,395 U.S. H-1B approvals in FY2024 — about 0%. Reported
  • Vietnam is a smaller source of H-1B workers, so program-wide changes tend to affect it roughly in proportion to its share. Reported

Students from Vietnam

  • An estimated 9,900 F-1 student visas went to Vietnam nationals in FY2025 (apportioned from the national total). Estimated

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Visa issuance by fiscal year

Estimated H-1B and F-1 issuances to nationals of Vietnam

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Border encounters by nationality

Total encounters
6,900
Single adults
4,400
Family units
2,100
Unaccompanied minors
400
CBP Nationwide EncountersUpdated May 31, 2026

Enforcement by nationality

Removals
3,200
Arrests
3,000
ICE / DHS statisticsUpdated May 31, 2026

Vietnam: common questions

How many H-1B visas go to Vietnam nationals?

An estimated 1,500 H-1B visas were attributed to Vietnam nationals in FY2024, apportioned from reported U.S. government totals by Vietnam's share of visa flow. Country-level splits are estimates, not official per-country counts.

How many F-1 student visas go to Vietnam?

An estimated 9,900 F-1 student visas went to Vietnam nationals in the latest complete fiscal year, apportioned from the national State Department total.

How many Vietnam nationals were removed from the U.S.?

Public data attributed about 3,200 removals and 3,000 ICE arrests to Vietnam nationals in the latest reported year. Enforcement counts describe events involving people of a nationality and are not the same individuals across datasets.

Methodology & sources
Country pages mix multiple datasets that use different definitions and reporting calendars. Visa issuances (State Department) differ from petition approvals (USCIS), and enforcement counts describe events involving people of a given nationality — not the same individuals across datasets. Read the full methodology →