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Ethiopia · 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 Ethiopia · February 2026
167

That is 91 fewer than in January 2026 (258) — -35.3%.

B1/B2 visas made up 42.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 47.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-35.3% vs January 2026 (258)-87.6% vs February 2025 (1,342)

All published months together: 109,082

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Ethiopia · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025533
  • Jan 2026258
  • Feb 2026167
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  • Jan 2026 is 275 (51.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 366 (68.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 533258167
Total533258167
Total visas issued
10,859
Latest 12 months · Ethiopia · B1/B2
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1.4K1.5K1.5K1.4K1.9K614450678400533258167
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B210,859
  2. C1/D1,481
  3. F1986
  4. G4471
  5. K1375
  6. J1180

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

compared with
  • 202513,571
  • 2026425
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Month20252026Change
January1,795258 -85.6%
February1,342167 -87.6%
March1,402––
April1,520––
May1,535––
June1,412––
July1,890––
August614––
September450––
October678––
November400––
December533––

When is it busy? Ethiopia · B1/B2

Busiest month: March (9.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.8%). 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.

Ethiopia · B1/B2: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial3,462
2019 15,658
2020 6,761
2021 13,276
2022 13,525
2023 23,268
2024 19,136
2025 13,571
2026 partial425