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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for Bangladesh

How many L-2 visas nationals of Bangladesh are issued, and what each US consulate in Bangladesh issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

L-2 visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh

Every L-2 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

6666

Down 25%vs 88 in the 12 months before

Down 25% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
6
Busiest month
9
Jul 2025
Latest month
6
Feb 2026About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 88

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 66

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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.

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23
35
52
Pre-COVID peak83
72
72
44
20
37
17
27
Highest86
77
80
81
19
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 23 visas; FY2012: 35 visas; FY2013: 52 visas; FY2014: 83 visas; FY2015: 72 visas; FY2016: 72 visas; FY2017: 44 visas; FY2018: 20 visas; FY2019: 37 visas; FY2020: 17 visas; FY2021: 27 visas; FY2022: 86 visas; FY2023: 77 visas; FY2024: 80 visas; FY2025: 81 visas; FY2026: 19 visas so far.

FY2025 had 81 visas (+1.3% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 44% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202666About flat, 0%
January 202627Down 71%
December 202553Up 67%
November 202516Down 83%
October 2025512Down 58%
September 202584Up 100%
August 2025610Down 40%
July 2025911Down 18%
June 2025810Down 20%
May 202551Up 400%
April 2025610Down 40%
March 202558Down 38%
February 20256–
January 20257–
December 20243–
November 20246–
October 202412–
September 20244–
August 202410–
July 202411–
June 202410–
May 20241–
April 202410–
March 20248–

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.

L-2 visas issued in Bangladesh

How many L-2 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

2828

Down 45%vs 51 in the 12 months before

Down 45% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 11% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
7
Jul 2025
Latest month
5
Feb 2026About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 51

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 28

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Bangladesh each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
2.9%
15%

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

Busiest: June 2023: 12 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    45

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    53

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 18%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    30

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 43%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    6

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 30 visas (−43% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202655About flat, 0%
January 202613Down 67%
December 202521Up 100%
November 202503Down 100%
October 202515Down 80%
September 202553Up 67%
August 202502Down 100%
July 202574Up 75%
June 2025010Down 100%
May 202501Down 100%
April 202537Down 57%
March 202547Down 43%
February 202553Up 67%
January 202537Down 57%
December 202412Down 50%
November 202435Down 40%
October 202450
September 202432Up 50%
August 202423Down 33%
July 202446Down 33%
June 20241012Down 17%
May 202413Down 67%
April 202472Up 250%
March 202474Up 75%

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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