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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Argentina

How many F-1 visas nationals of Argentina are issued, and what each US consulate in Argentina issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Argentina

Every F-1 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

1,6461,646

Down 21%vs 2,075 in the 12 months before

Down 21% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 10% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
137
Busiest month
351
Dec 2025
Latest month
27
Feb 2026Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak1.5k
1.4k
652
1.4k
1.9k
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Highest2k
1.8k
597
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,156 visas; FY2012: 1,155 visas; FY2013: 1,248 visas; FY2014: 1,293 visas; FY2015: 1,450 visas; FY2016: 1,482 visas; FY2017: 1,489 visas; FY2018: 1,538 visas; FY2019: 1,365 visas; FY2020: 652 visas; FY2021: 1,408 visas; FY2022: 1,947 visas; FY2023: 1,864 visas; FY2024: 1,997 visas; FY2025: 1,788 visas; FY2026: 597 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,788 visas (−10% on FY2024). That's 16% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 19% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Argentina
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262736Down 25%
January 202612594Up 33%
December 2025351431Down 19%
November 20254490Down 51%
October 20255088Down 43%
September 20254052Down 23%
August 2025161149Up 8.1%
July 2025314338Down 7.1%
June 2025135328Down 59%
May 2025225292Down 23%
April 2025109102Up 6.9%
March 20256575Down 13%
February 202536–
January 202594–
December 2024431–
November 202490–
October 202488–
September 202452–
August 2024149–
July 2024338–
June 2024328–
May 2024292–
April 2024102–
March 202475–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Argentina

How many F-1 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

1,5961,596

Down 20%vs 2,002 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
133
Busiest month
349
Dec 2025
Latest month
24
Feb 2026Down 40%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Argentina each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
2.2%
20%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 417 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.8k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 10%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.6k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 22%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    149

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 13%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,579 visas (−22% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 13% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Argentina
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262440Down 40%
January 202612592Up 36%
December 2025349417Down 16%
November 20254492Down 52%
October 20255488Down 39%
September 20254053Down 25%
August 2025165148Up 11%
July 2025297323Down 8%
June 2025122307Down 60%
May 2025212268Down 21%
April 2025105100Up 5%
March 20255974Down 20%
February 20254046Down 13%
January 202592104Down 12%
December 2024417315Up 32%
November 202492127Down 28%
October 20248874Up 19%
September 20245355Down 3.6%
August 2024148131Up 13%
July 2024323271Up 19%
June 2024307338Down 9.2%
May 2024268239Up 12%
April 202410084Up 19%
March 20247468Up 8.8%

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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