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Italy · 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.

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B1/B2 visas issued to people from Italy · February 2026
598

That is 91 fewer than in January 2026 (689) — -13.2%.

B1/B2 visas made up 40.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 27.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-13.2% vs January 2026 (689)-57.1% vs February 2025 (1,395)

All published months together: 51,624

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Italy · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025718
  • Jan 2026689
  • Feb 2026598
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (4.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 120 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 718689598
Total718689598
Total visas issued
10,992
Latest 12 months · Italy · B1/B2

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  1. B1/B210,992
  2. J17,710
  3. F15,976
  4. C1/D2,564
  5. L11,498
  6. E2962

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

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  • 202512,394
  • 20261,287
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1,294689 -46.8%
February1,395598 -57.1%
March1,413––
April1,031––
May909––
June894––
July1,095––
August706––
September1,007––
October1,195––
November737––
December718––

When is it busy? Italy · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (14.2% of a typical year). Quietest: August (5.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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.

Italy · B1/B2: all published months

05K10K15K20KFY2020FY2021partialFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2020 3,631
FY2021 partial464
FY2022 5,020
FY2023 12,532
FY2024 13,289
FY2025 12,751
FY2026 partial3,937