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Ireland · 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.
We update interview appointment wait time information monthly. Average wait times do not guarantee the availability of an appointment.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.
That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (228) — -4.8%.
B1/B2 visas made up 21.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 28.9% in January 2026).
All published months together: 13,363
Compare months or years
- Dec 2025197
- Jan 2026228
- Feb 2026217
- Jan 2026 is 31 (15.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 20 (10.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 197 | 228 | 217 |
| Total | 197 | 228 | 217 |
Ireland · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 20252,105
- 2026445
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 227 | 228 | +0.4% |
| February | 240 | 217 | -9.6% |
| March | 210 | – | – |
| April | 136 | – | – |
| May | 179 | – | – |
| June | 147 | – | – |
| July | 128 | – | – |
| August | 135 | – | – |
| September | 168 | – | – |
| October | 179 | – | – |
| November | 159 | – | – |
| December | 197 | – | – |
When is it busy? Ireland · B1/B2
Busiest month: February (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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.
Ireland · B1/B2: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 222 |
| Nov '18 | 181 |
| Dec '18 | 111 |
| Jan '19 | 174 |
| Feb '19 | 205 |
| Mar '19 | 210 |
| Apr '19 | 227 |
| May '19 | 204 |
| Jun '19 | 194 |
| Jul '19 | 244 |
| Aug '19 | 220 |
| Sep '19 | 176 |
| Oct '19 | 208 |
| Nov '19 | 201 |
| Dec '19 | 145 |
| Jan '20 | 184 |
| Feb '20 | 221 |
| Mar '20 | 94 |
| Apr '20 | 4 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 3 |
| Jul '20 | 4 |
| Aug '20 | 1 |
| Sep '20 | 9 |
| Oct '20 | 5 |
| Nov '20 | 9 |
| Dec '20 | 7 |
| Jan '21 | 5 |
| Feb '21 | 4 |
| Mar '21 | 5 |
| Apr '21 | 7 |
| May '21 | 8 |
| Jun '21 | 10 |
| Jul '21 | 7 |
| Aug '21 | 3 |
| Sep '21 | 8 |
| Oct '21 | 11 |
| Nov '21 | 58 |
| Dec '21 | 38 |
| Jan '22 | 81 |
| Feb '22 | 128 |
| Mar '22 | 141 |
| Apr '22 | 120 |
| May '22 | 103 |
| Jun '22 | 129 |
| Jul '22 | 131 |
| Aug '22 | 166 |
| Sep '22 | 182 |
| Oct '22 | 228 |
| Nov '22 | 243 |
| Dec '22 | 195 |
| Jan '23 | 374 |
| Feb '23 | 293 |
| Mar '23 | 270 |
| Apr '23 | 138 |
| May '23 | 194 |
| Jun '23 | 225 |
| Jul '23 | 180 |
| Aug '23 | 228 |
| Sep '23 | 220 |
| Oct '23 | 204 |
| Nov '23 | 220 |
| Dec '23 | 197 |
| Jan '24 | 326 |
| Feb '24 | 246 |
| Mar '24 | 222 |
| Apr '24 | 224 |
| May '24 | 209 |
| Jun '24 | 173 |
| Jul '24 | 202 |
| Aug '24 | 188 |
| Sep '24 | 238 |
| Oct '24 | 253 |
| Nov '24 | 173 |
| Dec '24 | 142 |
| Jan '25 | 227 |
| Feb '25 | 240 |
| Mar '25 | 210 |
| Apr '25 | 136 |
| May '25 | 179 |
| Jun '25 | 147 |
| Jul '25 | 128 |
| Aug '25 | 135 |
| Sep '25 | 168 |
| Oct '25 | 179 |
| Nov '25 | 159 |
| Dec '25 | 197 |
| Jan '26 | 228 |
| Feb '26 | 217 |