B1/B2 visa statistics for Tirana

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Tirana, and its share of everything issued in Albania.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Tirana, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

14,83914,839

35%vs 23,002 in the 12 months before

Down 35% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average: 1.2k
Busiest month: 2k; Mar 2025
Latest month: 1k; Feb 2026Down 51%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 23k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 15k

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Tirana each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

13%

6.3%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: January 2023: 4,116 visas

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
22k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
24k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 7%vs 2023
2025
17k
Jan – Dec 2025
Down 29%vs 2024
2026So far
2k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Down 48%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 16,672 visas (−29% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 48% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers

Visas issued per month, at Tirana
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	1,011	2,063	Down 51%
January 2026	1,014	1,795	Down 44%
December 2025	1,065	1,798	Down 41%
November 2025	1,155	1,351	Down 15%
October 2025	1,382	1,774	Down 22%
September 2025	1,339	1,906	Down 30%
August 2025	1,117	2,245	Down 50%
July 2025	792	2,297	Down 66%
June 2025	768	1,788	Down 57%
May 2025	1,451	1,432	About flat, 1.3%
April 2025	1,715	2,526	Down 32%
March 2025	2,030	2,027	About flat, 0.1%
February 2025	2,063	2,217	Down 6.9%
January 2025	1,795	2,234	Down 20%
December 2024	1,798	2,061	Down 13%
November 2024	1,351	1,432	Down 5.7%
October 2024	1,774	1,720	Up 3.1%
September 2024	1,906	1,976	Down 3.5%
August 2024	2,245	1,693	Up 33%
July 2024	2,297	1,614	Up 42%
June 2024	1,788	1,465	Up 22%
May 2024	1,432	1,233	Up 16%
April 2024	2,526	897	Up 182%
March 2024	2,027	1,697	Up 19%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Albania