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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Albania

How many US visas nationals of Albania are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Albania issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Albania, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

18,35118,351

Down 34%vs 27,819 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 46% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.5k
Busiest month
2.4k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.2k
Feb 2026Down 51%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 28k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 18k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Albania by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 35%

    16k

    90% of the total, last 12 months

    16,499 visas in the last 12 months, 25,557 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Up 4.4%

    958

    5.2% of the total, last 12 months

    958 visas in the last 12 months, 918 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 33%

    269

    1.5% of the total, last 12 months

    269 visas in the last 12 months, 401 in the 12 months before

  • A-2

    Foreign government officials

    Down 42%

    102

    0.6% of the total, last 12 months

    102 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before

  • NATO-2

    Up 5.4%

    98

    0.5% of the total, last 12 months

    98 visas in the last 12 months, 93 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 33%

    96

    0.5% of the total, last 12 months

    96 visas in the last 12 months, 144 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • P-30.3% of total

    Culturally unique artists and entertainers

    46Down 8%
    46 visas in the last 12 months, 50 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B0.2% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    43Up 7.5%
    43 visas in the last 12 months, 40 in the 12 months before
  • K-10.2% of total

    Fiancé(e)s of US citizens

    41Down 75%
    41 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before
  • G-20.2% of total

    Government representatives to international organizations

    38Up 46%
    38 visas in the last 12 months, 26 in the 12 months before
  • G-40.1% of total

    International organization employees

    23Down 59%
    23 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before
  • E-20.1% of total

    Treaty investors

    21Up 31%
    21 visas in the last 12 months, 16 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 90% of the visas issued to nationals of Albania in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 35% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Albania

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Tirana100% of the country
    17kDown 33%
    16,736 visas in the last 12 months, 24,956 in the 12 months before

Together they issued 16,736 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Albania above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Albania each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: April 2024: 2,958 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, April was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    28k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    21k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 27%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    2.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 48%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 20,537 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 48% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Albania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,1792,423Down 51%
January 20261,2372,179Down 43%
December 20251,2422,173Down 43%
November 20251,3371,689Down 21%
October 20251,6422,131Down 23%
September 20251,5722,178Down 28%
August 20251,3372,548Down 48%
July 20251,0782,644Down 59%
June 20259862,175Down 55%
May 20252,0382,315Down 12%
April 20252,3832,958Down 19%
March 20252,3202,406Down 3.6%
February 20252,4232,550Down 5%
January 20252,1792,541Down 14%
December 20242,1732,376Down 8.5%
November 20241,6891,760Down 4%
October 20242,1312,026Up 5.2%
September 20242,1782,252Down 3.3%
August 20242,5482,041Up 25%
July 20242,6441,946Up 36%
June 20242,1751,857Up 17%
May 20242,3151,799Up 29%
April 20242,9581,475Up 101%
March 20242,4062,278Up 5.6%

Look up a visa type for Albania

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.