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El Salvador · 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 El Salvador · February 2026
2,146

That is 262 more than in January 2026 (1,884) — +13.9%.

B1/B2 visas made up 85.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 92.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+13.9% vs January 2026 (1,884)-55.6% vs February 2025 (4,829)

All published months together: 272,940

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El Salvador · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,652
  • Jan 20261,884
  • Feb 20262,146
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  • Jan 2026 is 768 (29.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 506 (19.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2,6521,8842,146
Total2,6521,8842,146
Total visas issued
43,996
Latest 12 months · El Salvador · B1/B2
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B243,996
  2. H2B6,571
  3. A2517
  4. H2A492
  5. C1/D287
  6. F1206

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

compared with
  • 202549,819
  • 20264,030
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5,0241,884 -62.5%
February4,8292,146 -55.6%
March5,173––
April5,395––
May2,911––
June3,460––
July4,098––
August3,930––
September3,994––
October5,337––
November3,016––
December2,652––

When is it busy? El Salvador · B1/B2

Busiest month: March (10.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.2%). 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.

El Salvador · B1/B2: all published months

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02K4K6K8KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '183,534
Nov '183,124
Dec '183,659
Jan '192,705
Feb '192,841
Mar '193,203
Apr '192,833
May '193,300
Jun '192,449
Jul '192,754
Aug '192,694
Sep '193,062
Oct '193,050
Nov '192,285
Dec '192,259
Jan '202,968
Feb '202,560
Mar '201,925
Apr '2041
May '2014
Jun '2026
Jul '20113
Aug '20303
Sep '20643
Oct '201,241
Nov '201,030
Dec '201,787
Jan '211,102
Feb '21963
Mar '211,397
Apr '211,268
May '211,236
Jun '211,753
Jul '211,605
Aug '211,666
Sep '211,862
Oct '211,933
Nov '211,973
Dec '212,423
Jan '222,132
Feb '222,176
Mar '223,286
Apr '222,671
May '222,361
Jun '222,936
Jul '222,766
Aug '223,597
Sep '224,890
Oct '223,848
Nov '224,008
Dec '223,169
Jan '234,785
Feb '234,870
Mar '236,038
Apr '233,744
May '233,586
Jun '234,268
Jul '234,238
Aug '233,542
Sep '233,383
Oct '233,874
Nov '233,585
Dec '233,320
Jan '243,640
Feb '243,165
Mar '243,848
Apr '244,929
May '244,364
Jun '244,058
Jul '246,042
Aug '245,734
Sep '245,283
Oct '244,752
Nov '245,250
Dec '245,369
Jan '255,024
Feb '254,829
Mar '255,173
Apr '255,395
May '252,911
Jun '253,460
Jul '254,098
Aug '253,930
Sep '253,994
Oct '255,337
Nov '253,016
Dec '252,652
Jan '261,884
Feb '262,146