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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Benin · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Benin · February 2026
0

There is no published data for January 2026, so there is nothing to compare with. Choose another period in “Compare it with” above.

B1/B2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (170)

All published months together: 11,328

Benin · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,566
  • 20260
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Month20252026Change
January1650▼ -100.0%
February1700▼ -100.0%
March177––
April179––
May107––
June127––
July82––
August108––
September139––
October144––
November100––
December68––

When is it busy? Benin · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (10.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (7.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.8%
10.3%
10.1%
7.4%
7.7%
8.3%
7.8%
7.4%
8.3%
7.7%
7.3%
7.9%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Benin · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17125
Apr '17139
May '17161
Jun '17151
Jul '17141
Aug '17140
Sep '1798
Oct '17127
Nov '1791
Dec '1768
Jan '1885
Feb '1879
Mar '1899
Apr '18
146
May '18140
Jun '18180
Jul '18169
Aug '18146
Sep '18108
Oct '18110
Nov '1887
Dec '1872
Jan '1959
Feb '1999
Mar '19115
Apr '19131
May '19121
Jun '19144
Jul '19180
Aug '19132
Sep '19149
Oct '19150
Nov '1998
Dec '1990
Jan '20145
Feb '20120
Mar '2079
Apr '202
May '203
Jun '203
Jul '202
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '203
Nov '201
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '212
Mar '212
Apr '212
May '2110
Jun '2113
Jul '214
Aug '216
Sep '218
Oct '213
Nov '2111
Dec '2124
Jan '227
Feb '2271
Mar '22144
Apr '22134
May '22100
Jun '22104
Jul '22103
Aug '2289
Sep '22173
Oct '22174
Nov '22153
Dec '22119
Jan '23138
Feb '23151
Mar '23185
Apr '23114
May '23150
Jun '2389
Jul '23135
Aug '23139
Sep '23170
Oct '23153
Nov '23167
Dec '23100
Jan '24160
Feb '24200
Mar '24195
Apr '24197
May '24167
Jun '24149
Jul '24260
Aug '24249
Sep '24162
Oct '24185
Nov '24103
Dec '2498
Jan '25165
Feb '25170
Mar '25177
Apr '25179
May '25107
Jun '25127
Jul '2582
Aug '25108
Sep '25139
Oct '25144
Nov '25100
Dec '2568
Jan '260
Feb '260

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Total visas issued
100
Latest 12 months · Benin · B1/B2 · November
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Benin · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202568
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
68100% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 68 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 68 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 6800
Total6800