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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Argentina

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Argentina are issued, and what each US consulate in Argentina issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Argentina

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Argentina, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Argentina, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

270,765270,765

Down 5.2%vs 285,675 in the 12 months before

Down 5.2% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
23k
Busiest month
29k
Sep 2025
Latest month
23k
Feb 2026Up 24%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 286k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 271k

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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

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0100k200k300k400k500k
240k
295k
Pre-COVID peak354k
328k
212k
82k
33k
202k
273k
273k
268k
114k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 240,115 visas; FY2016: 295,326 visas; FY2017: 353,555 visas; FY2018: 328,162 visas; FY2019: 212,011 visas; FY2020: 82,146 visas; FY2021: 32,821 visas; FY2022: 202,479 visas; FY2023: 273,206 visas; FY2024: 272,762 visas; FY2025: 267,605 visas; FY2026: 113,972 visas so far.

FY2025 had 267,605 visas (−1.9% on FY2024). That's 24% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is level with the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Argentina
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202623,20218,781Up 24%
January 202622,60622,921About flat, 1.4%
December 202522,69421,462Up 5.7%
November 202519,00821,885Down 13%
October 202526,46225,763About flat, 2.7%
September 202529,03826,724Up 8.7%
August 202526,01131,271Down 17%
July 202520,58124,180Down 15%
June 202519,88918,374Up 8.2%
May 202521,46725,488Down 16%
April 202521,33424,716Down 14%
March 202518,47324,110Down 23%
February 202518,781–
January 202522,921–
December 202421,462–
November 202421,885–
October 202425,763–
September 202426,724–
August 202431,271–
July 202424,180–
June 202418,374–
May 202425,488–
April 202424,716–
March 202424,110–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Argentina who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Argentina.

B1/B2 visas issued in Argentina

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Argentina issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Argentina, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

268,022268,022

Down 6.3%vs 286,163 in the 12 months before

Down 6.3% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
22k
Busiest month
29k
Sep 2025
Latest month
23k
Feb 2026Up 23%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 286k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 268k

010k20k30k40k
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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Argentina each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.8%
10%

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

Busiest: August 2024: 31,547 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    268k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    282k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 5.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    264k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.2%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    45k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 8.8%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 264,348 visas (−6.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 8.8% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Argentina
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202622,96818,618Up 23%
January 202622,46923,145About flat, 2.9%
December 202522,58221,580Up 4.6%
November 202518,85121,954Down 14%
October 202526,26825,803About flat, 1.8%
September 202528,73526,998Up 6.4%
August 202525,64331,547Down 19%
July 202520,30223,949Down 15%
June 202519,62818,390Up 6.7%
May 202521,32125,523Down 16%
April 202521,17224,647Down 14%
March 202518,08324,009Down 25%
February 202518,61817,310Up 7.6%
January 202523,14520,174Up 15%
December 202421,58021,042About flat, 2.6%
November 202421,95420,006Up 9.7%
October 202425,80318,892Up 37%
September 202426,99819,367Up 39%
August 202431,54727,504Up 15%
July 202423,94927,008Down 11%
June 202418,39022,808Down 19%
May 202425,52324,296Up 5.1%
April 202424,64723,803Up 3.5%
March 202424,00924,705About flat, 2.8%

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

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