B1/B2 visa statistics for Dhaka

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Dhaka, and its share of everything issued in Bangladesh.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Dhaka, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

15,18415,184

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

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Dhaka each month. Darker means more.

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

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
28k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
30k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 5.8%vs 2023
2025
18k
Jan – Dec 2025
Down 40%vs 2024
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, at Dhaka
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	12	1,521	Down 99%
January 2026	711	2,011	Down 65%
December 2025	826	2,036	Down 59%
November 2025	774	2,614	Down 70%
October 2025	1,046	3,420	Down 69%
September 2025	1,294	2,364	Down 45%
August 2025	1,997	756	Up 164%
July 2025	1,608	1,826	Down 12%
June 2025	1,078	2,163	Down 50%
May 2025	1,370	2,713	Down 50%
April 2025	2,208	2,863	Down 23%
March 2025	2,260	3,068	Down 26%
February 2025	1,521	3,281	Down 54%
January 2025	2,011	2,905	Down 31%
December 2024	2,036	1,936	Up 5.2%
November 2024	2,614	2,741	Down 4.6%
October 2024	3,420	2,525	Up 35%
September 2024	2,364	2,345	About flat, 0.8%
August 2024	756	2,461	Down 69%
July 2024	1,826	2,022	Down 9.7%
June 2024	2,163	1,837	Up 18%
May 2024	2,713	2,481	Up 9.4%
April 2024	2,863	2,000	Up 43%
March 2024	3,068	3,137	About 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. All consulates in Bangladesh