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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Barbados

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Barbados

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

Visas issued to nationals of Barbados, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

6,9596,959

Down 33%vs 10,349 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 44% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
580
Busiest month
929
Aug 2025
Latest month
374
Feb 2026Down 53%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 10k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 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

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.

05k10k15k20k
7.2k
8.7k
8.3k
10k
Pre-COVID peak12k
4.9k
2.5k
6.2k
12k
10k
8.6k
2.1k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 7,168 visas; FY2016: 8,697 visas; FY2017: 8,291 visas; FY2018: 10,337 visas; FY2019: 12,352 visas; FY2020: 4,904 visas; FY2021: 2,474 visas; FY2022: 6,226 visas; FY2023: 12,153 visas; FY2024: 10,288 visas; FY2025: 8,608 visas; FY2026: 2,057 visas so far.

FY2025 had 8,608 visas (−16% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 44% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026374803Down 53%
January 2026491757Down 35%
December 2025330589Down 44%
November 2025330705Down 53%
October 2025532852Down 38%
September 2025844823About flat, 2.6%
August 20259291,086Down 14%
July 20254881,019Down 52%
June 2025636868Down 27%
May 2025533987Down 46%
April 2025637832Down 23%
March 20258351,028Down 19%
February 2025803–
January 2025757–
December 2024589–
November 2024705–
October 2024852–
September 2024823–
August 20241,086–
July 20241,019–
June 2024868–
May 2024987–
April 2024832–
March 20241,028–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Barbados

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

Visas issued in Barbados, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

14,15414,154

Down 49%vs 27,607 in the 12 months before

Down 49% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 68% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.2k
Busiest month
2.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
607
Feb 2026Down 72%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 28k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14k

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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 Barbados each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
4.9%

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

Busiest: August 2023: 4,635 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    36k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    28k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 23%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    17k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 38%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.3k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 70%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 17,103 visas (−38% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 70% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266072,166Down 72%
January 20266862,076Down 67%
December 20256391,753Down 64%
November 20256622,054Down 68%
October 20259682,324Down 58%
September 20251,6032,293Down 30%
August 20251,5882,508Down 37%
July 20259832,574Down 62%
June 20251,4102,146Down 34%
May 20251,1802,663Down 56%
April 20251,6202,515Down 36%
March 20252,2082,535Down 13%
February 20252,1662,236Down 3.1%
January 20252,0762,182Down 4.9%
December 20241,7531,731About flat, 1.3%
November 20242,0542,131Down 3.6%
October 20242,3242,743Down 15%
September 20242,2933,527Down 35%
August 20242,5084,635Down 46%
July 20242,5743,372Down 24%
June 20242,1463,659Down 41%
May 20242,6634,033Down 34%
April 20242,5152,228Up 13%
March 20242,5352,889Down 12%

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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