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Papua New Guinea · 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.
B1/B2 visas issued to people from Papua New Guinea · February 2026
31
That is 14 more than in January 2026 (17) — +82.4%.
B1/B2 visas made up 48.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 42.5% in January 2026).
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+82.4% vs January 2026 (17)-41.5% vs February 2025 (53)
All published months together: 3,317
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Papua New Guinea · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
- Dec 202522
- Jan 202617
- Feb 202631
Dec 2025
2231% of selected
Jan 2026
1724% of selected
Feb 2026
3144% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 5 (22.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 9 (40.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 22 | 17 | 31 |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 31 |
Total visas issued
136
Latest 12 months · Papua New Guinea · B1/B2 · May
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Papua New Guinea · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
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- 202648
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 17 | +0.0% |
| February | 53 | 31 | -41.5% |
| March | 48 | – | – |
| April | 136 | – | – |
| May | 136 | – | – |
| June | 88 | – | – |
| July | 35 | – | – |
| August | 35 | – | – |
| September | 6 | – | – |
| October | 18 | – | – |
| November | 44 | – | – |
| December | 22 | – | – |
When is it busy? Papua New Guinea · B1/B2
Busiest month: May (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: August (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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Average of 7 full years (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.
Papua New Guinea · B1/B2: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 45 |
| Nov '18 | 59 |
| Dec '18 | 40 |
| Jan '19 | 40 |
| Feb '19 | 32 |
| Mar '19 | 66 |
| Apr '19 | 48 |
| May '19 | 58 |
| Jun '19 | 43 |
| Jul '19 | 246 |
| Aug '19 | 105 |
| Sep '19 | 57 |
| Oct '19 | 52 |
| Nov '19 | 18 |
| Dec '19 | 47 |
| Jan '20 | 22 |
| Feb '20 | 26 |
| Mar '20 | 8 |
| Apr '20 | 1 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 1 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 0 |
| Sep '20 | 1 |
| Oct '20 | 1 |
| Nov '20 | 0 |
| Dec '20 | 1 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 0 |
| Mar '21 | 5 |
| Apr '21 | 4 |
| May '21 | 3 |
| Jun '21 | 2 |
| Jul '21 | 1 |
| Aug '21 | 2 |
| Sep '21 | 6 |
| Oct '21 | 6 |
| Nov '21 | 10 |
| Dec '21 | 12 |
| Jan '22 | 9 |
| Feb '22 | 15 |
| Mar '22 | 7 |
| Apr '22 | 25 |
| May '22 | 36 |
| Jun '22 | 126 |
| Jul '22 | 27 |
| Aug '22 | 35 |
| Sep '22 | 31 |
| Oct '22 | 28 |
| Nov '22 | 23 |
| Dec '22 | 11 |
| Jan '23 | 25 |
| Feb '23 | 26 |
| Mar '23 | 44 |
| Apr '23 | 43 |
| May '23 | 107 |
| Jun '23 | 35 |
| Jul '23 | 41 |
| Aug '23 | 33 |
| Sep '23 | 43 |
| Oct '23 | 42 |
| Nov '23 | 51 |
| Dec '23 | 25 |
| Jan '24 | 12 |
| Feb '24 | 63 |
| Mar '24 | 44 |
| Apr '24 | 36 |
| May '24 | 115 |
| Jun '24 | 77 |
| Jul '24 | 152 |
| Aug '24 | 16 |
| Sep '24 | 61 |
| Oct '24 | 49 |
| Nov '24 | 29 |
| Dec '24 | 21 |
| Jan '25 | 17 |
| Feb '25 | 53 |
| Mar '25 | 48 |
| Apr '25 | 136 |
| May '25 | 136 |
| Jun '25 | 88 |
| Jul '25 | 35 |
| Aug '25 | 35 |
| Sep '25 | 6 |
| Oct '25 | 18 |
| Nov '25 | 44 |
| Dec '25 | 22 |
| Jan '26 | 17 |
| Feb '26 | 31 |