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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Belgium

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Belgium are issued, and what each US consulate in Belgium issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Belgium

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Belgium, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Belgium, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,1872,187

Down 26%vs 2,955 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
182
Busiest month
254
Mar 2025
Latest month
226
Feb 2026Down 18%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.2k

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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.

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1.2k
2.5k
Pre-COVID peak3k
2.5k
2.6k
1.2k
423
1.9k
3k
Highest3.2k
2.4k
949
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,168 visas; FY2016: 2,544 visas; FY2017: 3,050 visas; FY2018: 2,451 visas; FY2019: 2,646 visas; FY2020: 1,190 visas; FY2021: 423 visas; FY2022: 1,862 visas; FY2023: 3,003 visas; FY2024: 3,172 visas; FY2025: 2,401 visas; FY2026: 949 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,401 visas (−24% on FY2024). That's 21% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 18% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Belgium
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026226277Down 18%
January 2026198263Down 25%
December 2025150200Down 25%
November 2025162206Down 21%
October 2025213217About flat, 1.8%
September 2025191232Down 18%
August 2025135296Down 54%
July 2025150261Down 43%
June 2025172251Down 31%
May 2025153212Down 28%
April 2025183281Down 35%
March 2025254259About flat, 1.9%
February 2025277–
January 2025263–
December 2024200–
November 2024206–
October 2024217–
September 2024232–
August 2024296–
July 2024261–
June 2024251–
May 2024212–
April 2024281–
March 2024259–

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 Belgium who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Belgium.

B1/B2 visas issued in Belgium

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Belgium issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Belgium, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,2747,274

Down 28%vs 10,081 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
606
Busiest month
1k
Mar 2025
Latest month
570
Feb 2026Down 36%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 10k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.3k

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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 Belgium each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.9%

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

Busiest: March 2025: 1,042 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    9.3k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 11%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    7.9k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 23%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.1k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 37%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 7,890 visas (−23% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 37% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Belgium
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026570889Down 36%
January 2026489786Down 38%
December 2025365615Down 41%
November 2025393720Down 45%
October 2025571731Down 22%
September 2025575949Down 39%
August 2025440978Down 55%
July 2025527795Down 34%
June 2025644905Down 29%
May 2025784839Down 6.6%
April 2025874922Down 5.2%
March 20251,042952Up 9.5%
February 2025889944Down 5.8%
January 2025786890Down 12%
December 2024615657Down 6.4%
November 2024720829Down 13%
October 2024731923Down 21%
September 2024949757Up 25%
August 2024978706Up 39%
July 2024795644Up 23%
June 2024905680Up 33%
May 2024839860About flat, 2.4%
April 2024922754Up 22%
March 2024952909Up 4.7%

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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