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Botswana · B1/B2
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
Dec 2025
13791% of selected
Jan 2026
43% of selected
Feb 2026
96% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 133 (97.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 128 (93.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 137 | 4 | 9 |
| Total | 137 | 4 | 9 |
Total visas issued
52
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Botswana · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 20251,013
- 202613
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 4 | -93.4% |
| February | 63 | 9 | -85.7% |
| March | 73 | – | – |
| April | 69 | – | – |
| May | 54 | – | – |
| June | 49 | – | – |
| July | 52 | – | – |
| August | 120 | – | – |
| September | 167 | – | – |
| October | 74 | – | – |
| November | 94 | – | – |
| December | 137 | – | – |
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.
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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
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 86 |
| Nov '18 | 37 |
| Dec '18 | 60 |
| Jan '19 | 44 |
| Feb '19 | 60 |
| Mar '19 | 104 |
| Apr '19 | 87 |
| May '19 | 90 |
| Jun '19 | 93 |
| Jul '19 | 70 |
| Aug '19 | 131 |
| Sep '19 | 90 |
| Oct '19 | 47 |
| Nov '19 | 112 |
| Dec '19 | 76 |
| Jan '20 | 97 |
| Feb '20 | 102 |
| Mar '20 | 60 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 0 |
| Sep '20 | 1 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 0 |
| Dec '20 | 1 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 0 |
| Mar '21 | 0 |
| Apr '21 | 1 |
| May '21 | 0 |
| Jun '21 | 4 |
| Jul '21 | 2 |
| Aug '21 | 0 |
| Sep '21 | 5 |
| Oct '21 | 15 |
| Nov '21 | 49 |
| Dec '21 | 0 |
| Jan '22 | 50 |
| Feb '22 | 64 |
| Mar '22 | 69 |
| Apr '22 | 94 |
| May '22 | 83 |
| Jun '22 | 123 |
| Jul '22 | 91 |
| Aug '22 | 110 |
| Sep '22 | 125 |
| Oct '22 | 66 |
| Nov '22 | 54 |
| Dec '22 | 66 |
| Jan '23 | 88 |
| Feb '23 | 82 |
| Mar '23 | 119 |
| Apr '23 | 82 |
| May '23 | 128 |
| Jun '23 | 97 |
| Jul '23 | 88 |
| Aug '23 | 110 |
| Sep '23 | 112 |
| Oct '23 | 88 |
| Nov '23 | 77 |
| Dec '23 | 54 |
| Jan '24 | 91 |
| Feb '24 | 88 |
| Mar '24 | 130 |
| Apr '24 | 115 |
| May '24 | 69 |
| Jun '24 | 97 |
| Jul '24 | 85 |
| Aug '24 | 73 |
| Sep '24 | 101 |
| Oct '24 | 55 |
| Nov '24 | 59 |
| Dec '24 | 73 |
| Jan '25 | 61 |
| Feb '25 | 63 |
| Mar '25 | 73 |
| Apr '25 | 69 |
| May '25 | 54 |
| Jun '25 | 49 |
| Jul '25 | 52 |
| Aug '25 | 120 |
| Sep '25 | 167 |
| Oct '25 | 74 |
| Nov '25 | 94 |
| Dec '25 | 137 |
| Jan '26 | 4 |
| Feb '26 | 9 |