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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nicaragua · 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 Nicaragua · February 2026
770

That is 98 fewer than in January 2026 (868) — ▼ -11.3%.

B1/B2 visas made up 70.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 56.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-11.3% vs January 2026 (868)▼-28.6% vs February 2025 (1,079)

All published months together: 98,148

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

compared with
  • 202512,726
  • 20261,638
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1,149868▼ -24.5%
February1,079770▼ -28.6%
March957––
April756––
May849––
June978––
July1,032––
August1,376––
September1,403––
October1,606––
November877––
December664––

When is it busy? Nicaragua · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (12.1% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.3%
12.1%
10.4%
6.4%
5.8%
6.4%
7.2%
8.0%
7.0%
11.5%
8.0%
6.8%
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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.

Nicaragua · 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 '171,137
Apr '17808
May '171,101
Jun '171,283
Jul '171,004
Aug '171,035
Sep '171,061
Oct '171,224
Nov '171,164
Dec '171,055
Jan '181,239
Feb '181,173
Mar '18960
Apr '18823
May '18257
Jun '18246
Jul '18472
Aug '18787
Sep '18777
Oct '181,528
Nov '181,360
Dec '18615
Jan '19799
Feb '19972
Mar '191,069
Apr '19849
May '19544
Jun '19606
Jul '19492
Aug '19615
Sep '19746
Oct '191,785
Nov '19986
Dec '19784
Jan '20829
Feb '201,089
Mar '20476
Apr '202
May '200
Jun '202
Jul '205
Aug '2010
Sep '2022
Oct '2032
Nov '2026
Dec '2033
Jan '2120
Feb '21140
Mar '21336
Apr '21240
May '21365
Jun '21485
Jul '21537
Aug '21456
Sep '21299
Oct '21701
Nov '21419
Dec '21593
Jan '221,133
Feb '221,096
Mar '221,873
Apr '221,322
May '221,534
Jun '221,524
Jul '221,355
Aug '221,456
Sep '221,311
Oct '221,394
Nov '221,128
Dec '22903
Jan '23908
Feb '23883
Mar '231,382
Apr '231,054
May '23902
Jun '231,062
Jul '231,590
Aug '231,636
Sep '231,299
Oct '231,475
Nov '231,213
Dec '23917
Jan '241,050
Feb '241,258
Mar '241,296
Apr '241,191
May '241,198
Jun '241,142
Jul '241,286
Aug '241,275
Sep '24813
Oct '241,718
Nov '241,316
Dec '241,418
Jan '251,149
Feb '251,079
Mar '25957
Apr '25756
May '25849
Jun '25978
Jul '251,032
Aug '251,376
Sep '251,403
Oct '251,606
Nov '25877
Dec '25664
Jan '26868
Feb '26770

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Total visas issued
770
Latest 12 months · Nicaragua · B1/B2 · February
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Nicaragua · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025664
  • Jan 2026868
  • Feb 2026770
Dec 2025
66429% of selected
Jan 2026
86838% of selected
Feb 2026
77033% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 204 (30.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 106 (16.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 664868770
Total664868770