F-1 visa statistics for Dhaka

How many F-1 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

3,5773,577

40%vs 5,989 in the 12 months before

Down 40% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 57% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average: 298
Busiest month: 952; May 2025
Latest month: 37; Feb 2026Down 66%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6k

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When visas are issued

Visas issued at Dhaka each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

2.5%

19%

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

Busiest: July 2022: 1,495 visas

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
6.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
6.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
About flat, 1.9%vs 2023
2025
3.7k
Jan – Dec 2025
Down 40%vs 2024
2026So far
108
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Down 48%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 3,677 visas (−40% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 48% 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	37	108	Down 66%
January 2026	71	100	Down 29%
December 2025	210	525	Down 60%
November 2025	125	712	Down 82%
October 2025	77	304	Down 75%
September 2025	70	232	Down 70%
August 2025	214	480	Down 55%
July 2025	470	506	Down 7.1%
June 2025	375	1,296	Down 71%
May 2025	952	929	About flat, 2.5%
April 2025	805	637	Up 26%
March 2025	171	160	Up 6.9%
February 2025	108	136	Down 21%
January 2025	100	205	Down 51%
December 2024	525	491	Up 6.9%
November 2024	712	422	Up 69%
October 2024	304	167	Up 82%
September 2024	232	106	Up 119%
August 2024	480	451	Up 6.4%
July 2024	506	1,203	Down 58%
June 2024	1,296	1,358	Down 4.6%
May 2024	929	950	About flat, 2.2%
April 2024	637	373	Up 71%
March 2024	160	253	Down 37%

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