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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Bahrain

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Bahrain

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

Visas issued to nationals of Bahrain, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,0542,054

Down 33%vs 3,060 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
171
Busiest month
300
Apr 2025
Latest month
152
Feb 2026Down 21%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.1k

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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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3.7k
Pre-COVID peak4.1k
3.3k
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1.5k
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4k
3.5k
2.3k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 3,705 visas; FY2016: 4,117 visas; FY2017: 3,347 visas; FY2018: 3,492 visas; FY2019: 3,549 visas; FY2020: 1,747 visas; FY2021: 1,476 visas; FY2022: 3,382 visas; FY2023: 3,956 visas; FY2024: 3,516 visas; FY2025: 2,297 visas; FY2026: 685 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,297 visas (−35% on FY2024). That's 44% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 26% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bahrain
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026152193Down 21%
January 2026159125Up 27%
December 2025112151Down 26%
November 2025125196Down 36%
October 2025137263Down 48%
September 2025184225Down 18%
August 2025178333Down 47%
July 2025158330Down 52%
June 2025137253Down 46%
May 2025170359Down 53%
April 2025300292About flat, 2.7%
March 2025242340Down 29%
February 2025193–
January 2025125–
December 2024151–
November 2024196–
October 2024263–
September 2024225–
August 2024333–
July 2024330–
June 2024253–
May 2024359–
April 2024292–
March 2024340–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Bahrain

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

Visas issued in Bahrain, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4,6484,648

Down 38%vs 7,514 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 24% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
387
Busiest month
634
Apr 2025
Latest month
354
Feb 2026Down 32%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4.6k

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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 Bahrain each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.8%

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

Busiest: October 2022: 1,089 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    7.9k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    8.3k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 5.5%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    4.8k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 42%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    769

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 19%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 4,823 visas (−42% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 19% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Bahrain
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026354517Down 32%
January 2026415427About flat, 2.8%
December 2025248390Down 36%
November 2025251613Down 59%
October 2025327643Down 49%
September 2025412566Down 27%
August 2025400666Down 40%
July 2025368633Down 42%
June 2025282568Down 50%
May 2025439890Down 51%
April 2025634762Down 17%
March 2025518839Down 38%
February 2025517816Down 37%
January 2025427919Down 54%
December 2024390726Down 46%
November 2024613904Down 32%
October 2024643859Down 25%
September 2024566423Up 34%
August 2024666320Up 108%
July 2024633335Up 89%
June 2024568381Up 49%
May 2024890969Down 8.2%
April 2024762636Up 20%
March 2024839771Up 8.8%

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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