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B2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

202

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

Quick view · February 2026

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

All published months together: 133,622

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Argentina	47	31	+51.6%+16
Thailand	34	37	-8.1%−3
Bahamas, The	24	45	-46.7%−21
India	24	22	+9.1%+2
China - Mainland	8	23	-65.2%−15
Honduras	8	2	+300.0%+6
Mexico	6	1	+500.0%+5
Pakistan	5	10	-50.0%−5
Vietnam	4	2	+100.0%+2
Brazil	3	10	-70.0%−7
Philippines	3	2	+50.0%+1
Colombia	3	1	+200.0%+2
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3	0	new+3
Russia	3	0	new+3
Chile	2	1	+100.0%+1
Israel	2	1	+100.0%+1
Jamaica	2	1	+100.0%+1
Egypt	1	0	new+1
France	1	0	new+1
Panama	1	0	new+1
Sweden	1	0	new+1
Ukraine	1	0	new+1
South Africa	0	2	-100.0%−2
Bulgaria	0	1	-100.0%−1
Jordan	0	1	-100.0%−1
Latvia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	-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 visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Buenos Aires	49	31	+58.1%+18
Bangkok	35	37	-5.4%−2
Nassau	25	50	-50.0%−25
Ottawa	12	9	+33.3%+3
Tegucigalpa	8	2	+300.0%+6
Guangzhou	4	3	+33.3%+1
Ho Chi Minh City	4	1	+300.0%+3
London	4	1

B2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20256,406
2026409

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	930	207	-77.7%
February	899	202	-77.5%
March	974	–	–
April	926	–	–
May	831	–	–
June	422	–	–
July	313	–	–
August	283	–	–
September	265	–	–
October	181	–	–
November	144	–	–
December	238	–	–

When is it busy? B2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: March (10.8% of a typical year). Quietest: August (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

B2 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	32,865
2018	34,456
2019	23,793
2020	2,771
2021	4,223
2022	5,468
2023	9,061
2024	14,170
2025	6,406
2026 partial	409

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	238	207	202
Total	238	207	202

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Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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B2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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