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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Austria

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Austria

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

Visas issued to nationals of Austria, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,5122,512

Down 11%vs 2,823 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
209
Busiest month
257
Jul 2025
Latest month
233
Feb 2026Up 6.4%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.5k

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak2.9k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,241 visas; FY2016: 2,827 visas; FY2017: 2,942 visas; FY2018: 2,481 visas; FY2019: 2,516 visas; FY2020: 1,246 visas; FY2021: 1,378 visas; FY2022: 1,637 visas; FY2023: 2,116 visas; FY2024: 2,774 visas; FY2025: 2,583 visas; FY2026: 1,043 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,583 visas (−6.9% on FY2024). That's 12% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 6.4% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Austria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026233219Up 6.4%
January 2026237282Down 16%
December 2025156169Down 7.7%
November 2025193199Down 3%
October 2025224245Down 8.6%
September 2025242313Down 23%
August 2025170279Down 39%
July 2025257186Up 38%
June 2025149183Down 19%
May 2025169186Down 9.1%
April 2025229287Down 20%
March 2025253275Down 8%
February 2025219–
January 2025282–
December 2024169–
November 2024199–
October 2024245–
September 2024313–
August 2024279–
July 2024186–
June 2024183–
May 2024186–
April 2024287–
March 2024275–

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 Austria who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Austria.

B1/B2 visas issued in Austria

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

Visas issued in Austria, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

5,6865,686

Down 23%vs 7,398 in the 12 months before

Down 23% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
474
Busiest month
649
Mar 2025
Latest month
468
Feb 2026Down 28%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.7k

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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 Austria each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
5.9%

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

Busiest: September 2024: 814 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    5.6k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    7.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 29%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    6.1k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 16%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    942

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 30%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 6,092 visas (−16% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Austria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026468649Down 28%
January 2026474699Down 32%
December 2025328445Down 26%
November 2025461478Down 3.6%
October 2025537666Down 19%
September 2025521814Down 36%
August 2025351667Down 47%
July 2025522445Up 17%
June 2025424518Down 18%
May 2025425552Down 23%
April 2025526741Down 29%
March 2025649724Down 10%
February 2025649599Up 8.3%
January 2025699566Up 23%
December 2024445349Up 28%
November 2024478461Up 3.7%
October 2024666641Up 3.9%
September 2024814518Up 57%
August 2024667485Up 38%
July 2024445465Down 4.3%
June 2024518415Up 25%
May 2024552420Up 31%
April 2024741408Up 82%
March 2024724583Up 24%

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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