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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Italy · 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 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: 74,278

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

compared with
  • 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: January (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: August (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.6%
11.5%
9.7%
6.4%
6.9%
6.4%
6.7%
5.7%
7.3%
8.7%
9.7%
9.3%
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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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.

Italy · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,097
Apr '17832
May '17893
Jun '17757
Jul '17807
Aug '17723
Sep '17733
Oct '17737
Nov '17722
Dec '17611
Jan '18697
Feb '18734
Mar '18939
Apr '18
768
May '18802
Jun '18804
Jul '18822
Aug '18654
Sep '18555
Oct '18718
Nov '18610
Dec '18446
Jan '19596
Feb '19645
Mar '19834
Apr '19733
May '19697
Jun '19711
Jul '19700
Aug '19637
Sep '19602
Oct '19753
Nov '19578
Dec '19560
Jan '20735
Feb '20693
Mar '20209
Apr '204
May '209
Jun '2014
Jul '2023
Aug '2015
Sep '2038
Oct '2043
Nov '2062
Dec '2057
Jan '2174
Feb '2137
Mar '2135
Apr '2127
May '2141
Jun '2138
Jul '2130
Aug '2125
Sep '2133
Oct '2146
Nov '21221
Dec '21279
Jan '22331
Feb '22378
Mar '22582
Apr '22495
May '22494
Jun '22450
Jul '22376
Aug '22397
Sep '22971
Oct '221,243
Nov '22983
Dec '22648
Jan '231,075
Feb '231,190
Mar '231,581
Apr '23806
May '231,048
Jun '231,042
Jul '23901
Aug '23924
Sep '231,091
Oct '231,066
Nov '231,099
Dec '23905
Jan '24950
Feb '241,155
Mar '241,310
Apr '241,142
May '241,286
Jun '24844
Jul '241,270
Aug '241,080
Sep '241,182
Oct '241,294
Nov '24917
Dec '24796
Jan '251,294
Feb '251,395
Mar '251,413
Apr '251,031
May '25909
Jun '25894
Jul '251,095
Aug '25706
Sep '251,007
Oct '251,195
Nov '25737
Dec '25718
Jan '26689
Feb '26598

Explore Italy by period

Total visas issued
1,195
Latest 12 months · Italy · B1/B2 · October
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Italy · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025718
  • Jan 2026689
  • Feb 2026598
Dec 2025
71836% of selected
Jan 2026
68934% of selected
Feb 2026
59830% of selected
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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