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B2

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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B2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
202

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (207) — -2.4%.

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-2.4% vs January 2026 (207)-77.5% vs February 2025 (899)

All published months together: 73,910

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All countries together · Visa class B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025238
  • Jan 2026207
  • Feb 2026202
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  • Jan 2026 is 31 (13.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 36 (15.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 238207202
Total238207202
Total visas issued
974
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Top countries

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  1. Cuba593
  2. Thailand114
  3. Vietnam75
  4. Bahamas, The43
  5. China - mainland23
  6. Argentina20

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Argentina4731 +51.6%+16
Thailand3437 -8.1%−3
Bahamas, The2445 -46.7%−21
India2422 +9.1%+2
China - mainland823 -65.2%−15
Honduras82 +300.0%+6
Mexico61 +500.0%+5
Pakistan510 -50.0%−5
Vietnam42 +100.0%+2
Brazil310 -70.0%−7
Philippines32 +50.0%+1
Colombia31 +200.0%+2
Great Britain and Northern Ireland30new+3
Russia30new+3
Chile21 +100.0%+1
Israel21 +100.0%+1
Jamaica21 +100.0%+1
Finland14 -75.0%−3
Australia10new+1
Egypt10new+1
France10new+1
Morocco10new+1
Panama10new+1
Sweden10new+1
Ukraine10new+1
South Africa02 -100.0%−2
Bulgaria01 -100.0%−1
Ecuador01 -100.0%−1
Jordan01 -100.0%−1
Latvia01 -100.0%−1
Trinidad and Tobago01 -100.0%−1

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Buenos Aires4931 +58.1%+18
Bangkok3537 -5.4%−2
Nassau2550 -50.0%−25
Ottawa129 +33.3%+3
Tegucigalpa82 +300.0%+6
Guangzhou43 +33.3%+1
Ho Chi Minh City41 +300.0%+3
London41 +300.0%+3
Sao Paulo27 -71.4%−5
Tel Aviv22 +0.0%+0
Madrid21 +100.0%+1
Santiago21 +100.0%+1
Paris20new+2
Beijing15 -80.0%−4
Helsinki14 -75.0%−3
Guadalajara11 +0.0%+0
Hong Kong11 +0.0%+0
New Delhi11 +0.0%+0
Panama City11 +0.0%+0
Kingston10new+1
Kyiv10new+1
Monterrey10new+1
Santo Domingo10new+1
Shanghai05 -100.0%−5
Georgetown02 -100.0%−2
Bern01 -100.0%−1
Cape Town01 -100.0%−1
Hanoi01 -100.0%−1
Quito01 -100.0%−1

B2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20256,406
  • 2026409
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Month20252026Change
January930207 -77.7%
February899202 -77.5%
March974––
April926––
May831––
June422––
July313––
August283––
September265––
October181––
November144––
December238––

When is it busy? B2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: February (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: August (5.8%). 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.

B2 worldwide: all published months

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010K20K30K40K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial7,609
2019 23,793
2020 2,771
2021 4,223
2022 5,468
2023 9,061
2024 14,170
2025 6,406
2026 partial409