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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Bangladesh

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh

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

Visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

18,19518,195

Down 46%vs 33,930 in the 12 months before

Down 46% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 72% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.5k
Busiest month
2.7k
Mar 2025
Latest month
24
Feb 2026Down 99%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 34k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 18k

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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.

010k20k30k40k50k
15k
11k
9k
17k
Pre-COVID peak24k
9.3k
6.1k
15k
33k
Highest36k
28k
4.4k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 15,165 visas; FY2016: 11,336 visas; FY2017: 9,020 visas; FY2018: 16,974 visas; FY2019: 23,933 visas; FY2020: 9,335 visas; FY2021: 6,061 visas; FY2022: 15,335 visas; FY2023: 32,571 visas; FY2024: 35,793 visas; FY2025: 28,122 visas; FY2026: 4,363 visas so far.

FY2025 had 28,122 visas (−21% on FY2024). That's 18% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 69% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026241,982Down 99%
January 20269002,621Down 66%
December 20251,0662,515Down 58%
November 20251,0033,166Down 68%
October 20251,3704,006Down 66%
September 20251,5412,932Down 47%
August 20252,2211,292Up 72%
July 20251,8542,384Down 22%
June 20251,2722,620Down 51%
May 20251,6963,313Down 49%
April 20252,5743,492Down 26%
March 20252,6743,607Down 26%
February 20251,982–
January 20252,621–
December 20242,515–
November 20243,166–
October 20244,006–
September 20242,932–
August 20241,292–
July 20242,384–
June 20242,620–
May 20243,313–
April 20243,492–
March 20243,607–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Bangladesh

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

Visas issued in Bangladesh, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

15,18415,184

Down 44%vs 27,355 in the 12 months before

Down 44% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 72% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.3k
Busiest month
2.3k
Mar 2025
Latest month
12
Feb 2026Down 99%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 27k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 15k

01k2k3k4k
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 Bangladesh each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6.1%

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

Busiest: October 2024: 3,420 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

    28k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    30k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 5.8%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    18k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 40%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    723

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 80%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 17,993 visas (−40% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 80% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026121,521Down 99%
January 20267112,011Down 65%
December 20258262,036Down 59%
November 20257742,614Down 70%
October 20251,0463,420Down 69%
September 20251,2942,364Down 45%
August 20251,997756Up 164%
July 20251,6081,826Down 12%
June 20251,0782,163Down 50%
May 20251,3702,713Down 50%
April 20252,2082,863Down 23%
March 20252,2603,068Down 26%
February 20251,5213,281Down 54%
January 20252,0112,905Down 31%
December 20242,0361,936Up 5.2%
November 20242,6142,741Down 4.6%
October 20243,4202,525Up 35%
September 20242,3642,345About flat, 0.8%
August 20247562,461Down 69%
July 20241,8262,022Down 9.7%
June 20242,1631,837Up 18%
May 20242,7132,481Up 9.4%
April 20242,8632,000Up 43%
March 20243,0683,137About flat, 2.2%

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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