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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Bangladesh

How many F-1 visas nationals of Bangladesh are issued, and what each US consulate in Bangladesh issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh

Every F-1 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

3,8303,830

Down 41%vs 6,458 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 56% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
319
Busiest month
997
May 2025
Latest month
43
Feb 2026Down 65%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.8k

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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.

02.5k5k7.5k10k
971
1.4k
Pre-COVID peak2.3k
2.1k
2.2k
1.7k
1.5k
1.9k
1.9k
545
4.2k
Highest7.8k
7.7k
6.1k
5.2k
581
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 971 visas; FY2012: 1,364 visas; FY2013: 2,320 visas; FY2014: 2,137 visas; FY2015: 2,161 visas; FY2016: 1,711 visas; FY2017: 1,480 visas; FY2018: 1,920 visas; FY2019: 1,921 visas; FY2020: 545 visas; FY2021: 4,165 visas; FY2022: 7,754 visas; FY2023: 7,653 visas; FY2024: 6,089 visas; FY2025: 5,160 visas; FY2026: 581 visas so far.

FY2025 had 5,160 visas (−15% on FY2024). That's 122% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 70% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202643123Down 65%
January 202678128Down 39%
December 2025235567Down 59%
November 2025137767Down 82%
October 202588326Down 73%
September 202578250Down 69%
August 2025238534Down 55%
July 2025507567Down 11%
June 20254031,344Down 70%
May 2025997986About flat, 1.1%
April 2025839677Up 24%
March 2025187189About flat, 1.1%
February 2025123–
January 2025128–
December 2024567–
November 2024767–
October 2024326–
September 2024250–
August 2024534–
July 2024567–
June 20241,344–
May 2024986–
April 2024677–
March 2024189–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Bangladesh

How many F-1 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

3,5773,577

Down 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

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.6k

05001k1.5k2k
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
2.5%
19%

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

Busiest: July 2022: 1,495 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    6.2k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    6.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 1.9%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    3.7k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 40%vs 2024
  4. 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, in Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202637108Down 66%
January 202671100Down 29%
December 2025210525Down 60%
November 2025125712Down 82%
October 202577304Down 75%
September 202570232Down 70%
August 2025214480Down 55%
July 2025470506Down 7.1%
June 20253751,296Down 71%
May 2025952929About flat, 2.5%
April 2025805637Up 26%
March 2025171160Up 6.9%
February 2025108136Down 21%
January 2025100205Down 51%
December 2024525491Up 6.9%
November 2024712422Up 69%
October 2024304167Up 82%
September 2024232106Up 119%
August 2024480451Up 6.4%
July 20245061,203Down 58%
June 20241,2961,358Down 4.6%
May 2024929950About flat, 2.2%
April 2024637373Up 71%
March 2024160253Down 37%

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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