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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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

Visas issued to people from Zambia · February 2026
46

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (48) — ▼ -4.2%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-4.2% vs January 2026 (48)▼-85.9% vs February 2025 (327)

All published months together: 27,379

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 organizations3445▼ -24.4%−11
Fiancé(e)s and their children50new+5
Transit and crew32▲ +50.0%+1
Visitors30new+3
Temporary workers11▲ +0.0%+0

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
G41514▲ +7.1%+1
G21117▼ -35.3%−6
A2414▼ -71.4%−10
A140new+4
K140new+4
B1/B230new+3
C1/D20new+2
C112▼ -50.0%−1
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Zambia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,777
  • 202694
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Month20252026Change
January20548▼ -76.6%
February32746▼ -85.9%
March354––
April409––
May348––
June272––
July226––
August146––
September134––
October141––
November73––
December142––

When is it busy? Zambia

Busiest month: March (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.5%
9.1%
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9.1%
7.7%
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7.0%
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8.0%
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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.

Zambia: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial2,296
FY2018 3,667
FY2019 3,133
FY2020 1,266
FY2021 873
FY2022 3,733
FY2023 4,965
FY2024 3,711
FY2025 3,285
FY2026 partial450
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R110new+1
O101▼ -100.0%−1

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B21,271
  2. G4216
  3. F1185
  4. G2136
  5. A2128

Explore Zambia by period

Total visas issued
226
Latest 12 months · Zambia · July
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Zambia · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025142
  • Jan 202648
  • Feb 202646
Dec 2025
14260% of selected
Jan 2026
4820% of selected
Feb 2026
4619% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 94 (66.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 96 (67.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1424846
Total1424846