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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Belgium

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

Data through January 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Belgium

Every H-4 visa issued to a national of Belgium, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Belgium, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

2525

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
4
Feb 2025
Latest month
2
Dec 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 25

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Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

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.

0255075100
62
72
Pre-COVID peak75
65
62
51
59
33
36
19
18
33
30
37
–
5
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 62 visas; FY2012: 72 visas; FY2013: 75 visas; FY2014: 65 visas; FY2015: 62 visas; FY2016: 51 visas; FY2017: 59 visas; FY2018: 33 visas; FY2019: 36 visas; FY2020: 19 visas; FY2021: 18 visas; FY2022: 33 visas; FY2023: 30 visas; FY2024: 37 visas; FY2026: 5 visas so far.

FY2024 had 37 visas (+23% on FY2023). That's 51% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Belgium
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20252–
November 20250–
October 20253–
September 20250–
August 20254–
July 20253–
June 20250–
May 20253–
April 20253–
March 20250–
February 20254–
January 20253–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Belgium

How many H-4 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

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

3535

Down 35%vs 54 in the 12 months before

Down 35% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 83% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
11
Aug 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026Down 67%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 54

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 35

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Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Belgium each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
14%
3.7%

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

Busiest: July 2022: 20 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    62

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    64

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 3.2%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    37

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 42%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1

    Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months

    Down 67%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 37 visas (−42% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 67% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Belgium
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202613Down 67%
December 202516Down 83%
November 202503Down 100%
October 202531Up 200%
September 202545Down 20%
August 2025117Up 57%
July 2025514Down 64%
June 202505Down 100%
May 202511About flat, 0%
April 202546Down 33%
March 202511About flat, 0%
February 202542Up 100%
January 2025313Down 77%
December 202469Down 33%
November 2024310Down 70%
October 202415Down 80%
September 202454Up 25%
August 202471Up 600%
July 2024141Up 1300%
June 202452Up 150%
May 202417Down 86%
April 202463Up 100%
March 202416Down 83%
February 202425Down 60%

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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