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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Burkina Faso

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

Data through December 2025

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Burkina Faso

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

Visas issued to nationals of Burkina Faso, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1,2691,269

Down 53%vs 2,707 in the 12 months before

Down 53% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 87% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
106
Busiest month
221
Mar 2025
Latest month
21
Dec 2025Down 88%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.3k

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

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Pre-COVID peak4.8k
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86
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 4,276 visas; FY2016: 4,811 visas; FY2017: 2,186 visas; FY2018: 1,646 visas; FY2019: 1,832 visas; FY2020: 757 visas; FY2021: 84 visas; FY2022: 2,324 visas; FY2023: 2,027 visas; FY2024: 2,489 visas; FY2025: 1,830 visas; FY2026: 86 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,830 visas (−26% on FY2024). That's 62% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 87% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Burkina Faso
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 202521181Down 88%
November 202520224Down 91%
October 202545242Down 81%
September 202572224Down 68%
August 202572412Down 83%
July 202564289Down 78%
June 2025116252Down 54%
May 2025150241Down 38%
April 2025137320Down 57%
March 2025221159Up 39%
February 202515296Up 58%
January 202519967Up 197%
December 2024181–
November 2024224–
October 2024242–
September 2024224–
August 2024412–
July 2024289–
June 2024252–
May 2024241–
April 2024320–
March 2024159–
February 202496–
January 202467–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Burkina Faso

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

Visas issued in Burkina Faso, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1,0581,058

Down 55%vs 2,377 in the 12 months before

Down 55% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 94% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
88
Busiest month
191
Mar 2025
Latest month
2
Dec 2025Down 99%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.1k

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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Burkina Faso each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
12%
3.5%

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

Busiest: August 2024: 385 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.6k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2.4k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 51%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 55%vs 2024

2025 had 1,058 visas (−55% on 2024).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Burkina Faso
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20252151Down 99%
November 20254196Down 98%
October 202527221Down 88%
September 202555204Down 73%
August 202551385Down 87%
July 202547263Down 82%
June 202593238Down 61%
May 2025145206Down 30%
April 2025130274Down 53%
March 2025191128Up 49%
February 202514668Up 115%
January 202516743Up 288%
December 202415163Up 140%
November 2024196200About flat, 2%
October 202422192Up 140%
September 202420436Up 467%
August 202438517Up 2165%
July 2024263111Up 137%
June 2024238232About flat, 2.6%
May 2024206195Up 5.6%
April 2024274139Up 97%
March 2024128135Down 5.2%
February 202468221Down 69%
January 202443129Down 67%

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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