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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for Barbados

How many L-2 visas nationals of Barbados are issued, and what each US consulate in Barbados issues, month by month.

Data through January 2026

L-2 visas issued to nationals of Barbados

Every L-2 visa issued to a national of Barbados, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Barbados, last 12 months

Dec 2025 – Dec 2025

11

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
1
Dec 2025
Latest month
1
Dec 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1

01234
Dec '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 peak11
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FY2009: 1 visas; FY2010: 2 visas; FY2011: 1 visas; FY2012: 5 visas; FY2013: 1 visas; FY2014: 7 visas; FY2015: 3 visas; FY2016: 4 visas; FY2017: 6 visas; FY2018: 7 visas; FY2019: 11 visas; FY2020: 0 visas; FY2021: 2 visas; FY2022: 7 visas; FY2023: 5 visas; FY2024: 7 visas.

FY2024 had 7 visas (+40% on FY2023). That's 36% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20251–

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.

L-2 visas issued in Barbados

How many L-2 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

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

5757

Up 84%vs 31 in the 12 months before

Up 84% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 44% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5
Busiest month
12
Mar 2025
Latest month
4
Jan 2026Up 33%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 31

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 57

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Barbados each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
4.7%

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

Busiest: March 2025: 12 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

    30

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 45%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    56

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 87%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    4

    Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months

    Up 33%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 56 visas (+87% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 33% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202643Up 33%
December 202513Down 67%
November 202503Down 100%
October 202502Down 100%
September 202573Up 133%
August 202562Up 200%
July 202524Down 50%
June 202562Up 200%
May 202531Up 200%
April 202590
March 2025122Up 500%
February 202576Up 17%
January 202532Up 50%
December 202434Down 25%
November 202434Down 25%
October 202429Down 78%
September 202430
August 202422About flat, 0%
July 202444About flat, 0%
June 202429Down 78%
May 202413Down 67%
April 202404Down 100%
March 202423Down 33%
February 202463Up 100%

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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