Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Brussels, and its share of everything issued in Belgium.
Visas issued at Brussels, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
7,2747,274
Down 28% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 10k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.3k
Visas issued at Brussels each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2025: 1,042 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
9.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
10k
Jan – Dec 2024
7.9k
Jan – Dec 2025
1.1k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 7,890 visas (−23% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 37% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 570 | 889 | Down 36% |
| January 2026 | 489 | 786 | Down 38% |
| December 2025 | 365 | 615 | Down 41% |
| November 2025 | 393 | 720 | Down 45% |
| October 2025 | 571 | 731 | Down 22% |
| September 2025 | 575 | 949 | Down 39% |
| August 2025 | 440 | 978 | Down 55% |
| July 2025 | 527 | 795 | Down 34% |
| June 2025 | 644 | 905 | Down 29% |
| May 2025 | 784 | 839 | Down 6.6% |
| April 2025 | 874 | 922 | Down 5.2% |
| March 2025 | 1,042 | 952 | Up 9.5% |
| February 2025 | 889 | 944 | Down 5.8% |
| January 2025 | 786 | 890 | Down 12% |
| December 2024 | 615 | 657 | Down 6.4% |
| November 2024 | 720 | 829 | Down 13% |
| October 2024 | 731 | 923 | Down 21% |
| September 2024 | 949 | 757 | Up 25% |
| August 2024 | 978 | 706 | Up 39% |
| July 2024 | 795 | 644 | Up 23% |
| June 2024 | 905 | 680 | Up 33% |
| May 2024 | 839 | 860 | About flat, 2.4% |
| April 2024 | 922 | 754 | Up 22% |
| March 2024 | 952 | 909 | Up 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. All consulates in Belgium
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