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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Barbados

How many H-4 visas nationals of Barbados are issued, and what each US consulate in Barbados issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Barbados

Every H-4 visa issued to a national of Barbados, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Barbados, last 12 months

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

88

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
3
Aug 2025
Latest month
3
Dec 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 8

01234
Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

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 peak12
7
10
3
4
8
2
1
9
4
0
9
5
7
–
3
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 12 visas; FY2012: 7 visas; FY2013: 10 visas; FY2014: 3 visas; FY2015: 4 visas; FY2016: 8 visas; FY2017: 2 visas; FY2018: 1 visas; FY2019: 9 visas; FY2020: 4 visas; FY2021: 0 visas; FY2022: 9 visas; FY2023: 5 visas; FY2024: 7 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.

FY2024 had 7 visas (+40% on FY2023). That's 42% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20253–
November 20250–
October 20250–
September 20252–
August 20253–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Barbados

How many H-4 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

6161

About flat, 0%vs 61 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (0%). But the last 3 months ran 82% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5
Busiest month
12
Mar 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026Down 94%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 61

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 61

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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
12%
4.4%

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

Busiest: February 2025: 16 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    55

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    46

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 16%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    82

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 78%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 95%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 82 visas (+78% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 95% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026116Down 94%
January 202606Down 100%
December 202546Down 33%
November 202539Down 67%
October 202503Down 100%
September 202593Up 200%
August 2025124Up 200%
July 202546Down 33%
June 202534Down 25%
May 202531Up 200%
April 2025102Up 400%
March 2025121Up 1100%
February 2025162Up 700%
January 202565Up 20%
December 202462Up 200%
November 202496Up 50%
October 2024311Down 73%
September 202433About flat, 0%
August 202444About flat, 0%
July 202464Up 50%
June 202444About flat, 0%
May 202414Down 75%
April 202422About flat, 0%
March 202410

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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