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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Bangladesh

How many H-4 visas nationals of Bangladesh are issued, and what each US consulate in Bangladesh issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh

Every H-4 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

213213

Down 31%vs 309 in the 12 months before

Down 31% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
18
Busiest month
42
Mar 2025
Latest month
22
Feb 2026Up 10%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 309

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 213

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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.

0100200300400
111
137
100
147
148
Pre-COVID peak170
141
151
157
75
114
207
234
267
Highest288
69
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 111 visas; FY2012: 137 visas; FY2013: 100 visas; FY2014: 147 visas; FY2015: 148 visas; FY2016: 170 visas; FY2017: 141 visas; FY2018: 151 visas; FY2019: 157 visas; FY2020: 75 visas; FY2021: 114 visas; FY2022: 207 visas; FY2023: 234 visas; FY2024: 267 visas; FY2025: 288 visas; FY2026: 69 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 288 visas (+7.9% on FY2024). That's 69% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 52% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262220Up 10%
January 20261133Down 67%
December 2025730Down 77%
November 20251929Down 34%
October 20251032Down 69%
September 20252123Down 8.7%
August 20251921Down 9.5%
July 20252215Up 47%
June 20251734Down 50%
May 20251539Down 62%
April 202589Down 11%
March 20254224Up 75%
February 202520–
January 202533–
December 202430–
November 202429–
October 202432–
September 202423–
August 202421–
July 202415–
June 202434–
May 202439–
April 20249–
March 202424–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Bangladesh

How many H-4 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

206206

Down 13%vs 236 in the 12 months before

Down 13% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 41% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
17
Busiest month
40
Mar 2025
Latest month
19
Feb 2026Up 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 236

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 206

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Bangladesh each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
4.2%

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

Busiest: March 2025: 40 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    193

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    235

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 22%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    212

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 9.8%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    30

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 17%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 212 visas (−9.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 17% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261915Up 27%
January 20261121Down 48%
December 2025727Down 74%
November 20251829Down 38%
October 20251327Down 52%
September 20252012Up 67%
August 20251916Up 19%
July 2025269Up 189%
June 20251329Down 55%
May 20251329Down 55%
April 202576Up 17%
March 20254016Up 150%
February 20251516Down 6.3%
January 20252119Up 11%
December 20242727About flat, 0%
November 20242915Up 93%
October 20242714Up 93%
September 20241210Up 20%
August 20241616About flat, 0%
July 2024918Down 50%
June 20242917Up 71%
May 20242917Up 71%
April 2024613Down 54%
March 2024169Up 78%

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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