Indian Arrivals to the U.S. Surge Past 2023 Levels
Skift Take
The U.S. has made progress at issuing visas and attracting these high-spending tourists.
In just the first 10 months of this year, Indian arrivals to the U.S. have already exceeded the total for 2023, according to data from the U.S. International Trade Administration.
Between January and October, almost 1.9 million Indians visited the U.S., a 27% increase from the same period last year. For all of 2023, there were 1.7 million Indian arrivals.
In September alone, Indians were issued nearly 80,000 business/tourist visas, second only to Brazil, according to the U.S. Department of State. India is also the second largest overseas travel source market for the U.S.
Top 20 overseas countries in terms of visitors for the January-October 2024 period. Visa Wait TimesSpeaking at the Skift India Summit earlier this year, U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said
