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Russia · 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 Russia · February 2026
2,152

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (2,155) — -0.1%.

B1/B2 visas made up 81.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 80.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-0.1% vs January 2026 (2,155)-40.2% vs February 2025 (3,596)

All published months together: 413,142

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Russia · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,054
  • Jan 20262,155
  • Feb 20262,152
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  • Jan 2026 is 101 (4.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 98 (4.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,0542,1552,152
Total2,0542,1552,152
Total visas issued
32,985
Latest 12 months · Russia · B1/B2
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B232,985
  2. C1/D3,136
  3. F11,769
  4. A2988
  5. J1753
  6. L2502

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

compared with
  • 202535,991
  • 20264,307
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3,7172,155 -42.0%
February3,5962,152 -40.2%
March3,805––
April3,634––
May2,720––
June2,644––
July2,839––
August2,833––
September2,813––
October3,021––
November2,315––
December2,054––

When is it busy? Russia · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (12.1% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Russia · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
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“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial20,325
FY2019 139,034
FY2020 68,685
FY2021 3,739
FY2022 29,861
FY2023 54,287
FY2024 46,879
FY2025 38,635
FY2026 partial11,697