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Botswana · 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 Botswana · February 2026
9

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (4) — +125.0%.

B1/B2 visas made up 39.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 9.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+125.0% vs January 2026 (4)-85.7% vs February 2025 (63)

All published months together: 5,706

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Botswana · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025137
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20269
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  • Jan 2026 is 133 (97.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 128 (93.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 13749
Total13749
Total visas issued
902
Latest 12 months · Botswana · B1/B2
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2902
  2. J1177
  3. A2111
  4. F185
  5. G267
  6. C1/D28

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

compared with
  • 20251,013
  • 202613
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Month20252026Change
January614 -93.4%
February639 -85.7%
March73––
April69––
May54––
June49––
July52––
August120––
September167––
October74––
November94––
December137––

When is it busy? Botswana · B1/B2

Busiest month: November (14.7% of a typical year). Quietest: July (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Botswana · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial183
2019 1,004
2020 261
2021 76
2022 995
2023 1,125
2024 1,036
2025 1,013
2026 partial13