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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Malawi

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

Top 5 visa types

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  1. B1/B2659
  2. A2170
  3. F1157
  4. J169
  5. G266
Visas issued to people from Malawi · February 2026
49

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (44) — ▲ +11.4%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+11.4% vs January 2026 (44)▼-75.1% vs February 2025 (197)

All published months together: 16,606

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Malawi · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202550
  • Jan 202644
  • Feb 202649
Dec 2025
5035% of selected
Jan 2026
4431% of selected
Feb 2026
4934% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (12.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (2.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 504449
Total504449

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
Diplomats and international organizations4625▲ +84.0%+21
Temporary workers117▼ -94.1%−16
Fiancé(e)s and their children10new+1
Visitors10new+1
Transit and crew02▼ -100.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
A23620▲ +80.0%+16
G483▲ +166.7%+5
G221▲ +100.0%+1
B1/B210new+1
K110new+1
Q110new+1
H4014▼ -100.0%−14
C1/D02▼ -100.0%−2
H1B02▼ -100.0%−2
G101▼ -100.0%−1
R101▼ -100.0%−1

Malawi: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,648
  • 202693
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January17944▼ -75.4%
February19749▼ -75.1%
March259––
April197––
May151––
June191––
July158––
August99––
September67––
October70––
November30––
December50––

When is it busy? Malawi

Busiest month: August (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.3%
10.3%
10.2%
7.5%
7.8%
9.1%
7.3%
11.3%
7.5%
7.7%
9.7%
4.4%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Malawi: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial1,215
FY2018 2,030
FY2019 1,941
FY2020 703
FY2021 377
FY2022 1,923
FY2023 2,981
FY2024 3,150
FY2025 2,043
FY2026 partial243

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