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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Maldives · 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 Maldives · February 2026
8

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +700.0%.

B1/B2 visas made up 27.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+700.0% vs January 2026 (1)▲+166.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 1,051

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

compared with
  • 202586
  • 20269
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January81▼ -87.5%
February38▲ +166.7%
March9––
April8––
May6––
June5––
July6––
August7––
September15––
October7––
November6––
December6––

When is it busy? Maldives · B1/B2

Busiest month: October (20.7% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.7%
9.0%
4.7%
4.8%
7.3%
5.8%
6.6%
7.6%
9.9%
20.7%
10.1%
4.8%
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.

Maldives · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial59
FY2018 102
FY2019 138
FY2020 86
FY2021 7
FY2022 112
FY2023 227
FY2024 158
FY2025 134
FY2026 partial28

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Total visas issued
84
Latest 12 months · Maldives · B1/B2
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Maldives · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
640% of selected
Jan 2026
17% of selected
Feb 2026
853% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (83.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 618
Total618