Visa Status
Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
· printed

Country

Israel

How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Israel, and how that changed.

Compare with other countries →Compare months or years →Middle East & North Africa →Share snapshot →
See visa appointment dates →

We update interview appointment wait time information monthly. Average wait times do not guarantee the availability of an appointment.

See Visa Bulletin dates →

Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.

Visas issued to people from Israel · February 2026
2,318

That is 116 more than in January 2026 (2,202) — +5.3%.

Quick view · February 2026
+5.3% vs January 2026 (2,202)-12.0% vs February 2025 (2,633)

All published months together: 744,573

Compare months or years

Compare by
Quick pick
Chart
Israel · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,208
  • Jan 20262,202
  • Feb 20262,318
Download CSV
  • Jan 2026 is 6 (0.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 110 (5.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
View as table
Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,2082,2022,318
Total2,2082,2022,318
Total visas issued
2,840
Latest 12 months · Israel · March

By month · latest 12 months

Choose a month to filter
2.8K–––––––––––
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

Select one to look at only that visa type

  1. B1/B21,848
  2. A2230
  3. L2165
  4. L189
  5. J188
  6. C1/D86

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors1,5281,583 -3.5%−55
Diplomats and international organizations331202 +63.9%+129
Temporary workers287241 +19.1%+46
Transit and crew7260 +20.0%+12
Exchange visitors7159 +20.3%+12
Students2056 -64.3%−36
Other61 +500.0%+5
Fiancé(e)s and their children30new+3

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B21,5261,582 -3.5%−56
A2327195 +67.7%+132
C1/D7160 +18.3%+11
L26732 +109.4%+35
E26448 +33.3%+16
L15336 +47.2%+17
J14641 +12.2%+5
O12834 -17.6%−6
J22518 +38.9%+7
O21712 +41.7%+5
F11250 -76.0%−38
O3923 -60.9%−14
P1912 -25.0%−3
H1B817 -52.9%−9
H4812 -33.3%−4
R184 +100.0%+4
E179 -22.2%−2
M176 +16.7%+1
R272 +250.0%+5
I61 +500.0%+5
G130new+3
B221 +100.0%+1
E3D20new+2
K120new+2
A115 -80.0%−4
C110new+1
F210new+1
K210new+1
G201 -100.0%−1
G401 -100.0%−1

Israel: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202534,944
  • 20264,520
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Download CSV
Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2,7272,202 -19.3%
February2,6332,318 -12.0%
March2,840––
April3,144––
May4,858––
June1,560––
July4,114––
August3,474––
September2,725––
October2,460––
November2,201––
December2,208––

When is it busy? Israel

Busiest month: February (10.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (6.2%). 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.

Israel: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
Download CSV
View as table
MonthIssuances
Oct '1815,036
Nov '1814,741
Dec '1812,669
Jan '1916,572
Feb '1915,237
Mar '1915,304
Apr '1914,279
May '1916,918
Jun '1912,646
Jul '1916,078
Aug '1915,748
Sep '1913,333
Oct '1910,161
Nov '1911,861
Dec '1914,643
Jan '2016,011
Feb '2016,778
Mar '207,366
Apr '2031
May '20167
Jun '20967
Jul '201,226
Aug '201,076
Sep '201,072
Oct '201,119
Nov '201,453
Dec '202,333
Jan '211,868
Feb '211,991
Mar '214,251
Apr '217,136
May '216,646
Jun '219,444
Jul '218,631
Aug '2110,559
Sep '216,066
Oct '219,853
Nov '2111,525
Dec '219,959
Jan '227,865
Feb '2210,080
Mar '2214,298
Apr '2210,799
May '2210,838
Jun '2212,439
Jul '2211,772
Aug '2217,699
Sep '2214,046
Oct '2213,361
Nov '2216,624
Dec '2215,886
Jan '2318,184
Feb '2315,516
Mar '2319,884
Apr '2310,964
May '2319,078
Jun '2317,599
Jul '2315,168
Aug '2316,240
Sep '2312,134
Oct '234,021
Nov '232,179
Dec '232,513
Jan '243,039
Feb '243,286
Mar '244,146
Apr '244,197
May '245,911
Jun '244,081
Jul '244,662
Aug '243,631
Sep '243,267
Oct '242,493
Nov '242,097
Dec '242,358
Jan '252,727
Feb '252,633
Mar '252,840
Apr '253,144
May '254,858
Jun '251,560
Jul '254,114
Aug '253,474
Sep '252,725
Oct '252,460
Nov '252,201
Dec '252,208
Jan '262,202
Feb '262,318