Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Manama, and its share of everything issued in Bahrain.
Visas issued at Manama, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
4,6484,648
Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 24% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.5k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4.6k
Visas issued at Manama each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: October 2022: 1,089 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
7.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
8.3k
Jan – Dec 2024
4.8k
Jan – Dec 2025
769
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 4,823 visas (−42% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 19% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 354 | 517 | Down 32% |
| January 2026 | 415 | 427 | About flat, 2.8% |
| December 2025 | 248 | 390 | Down 36% |
| November 2025 | 251 | 613 | Down 59% |
| October 2025 | 327 | 643 | Down 49% |
| September 2025 | 412 | 566 | Down 27% |
| August 2025 | 400 | 666 | Down 40% |
| July 2025 | 368 | 633 | Down 42% |
| June 2025 | 282 | 568 | Down 50% |
| May 2025 | 439 | 890 | Down 51% |
| April 2025 | 634 | 762 | Down 17% |
| March 2025 | 518 | 839 | Down 38% |
| February 2025 | 517 | 816 | Down 37% |
| January 2025 | 427 | 919 | Down 54% |
| December 2024 | 390 | 726 | Down 46% |
| November 2024 | 613 | 904 | Down 32% |
| October 2024 | 643 | 859 | Down 25% |
| September 2024 | 566 | 423 | Up 34% |
| August 2024 | 666 | 320 | Up 108% |
| July 2024 | 633 | 335 | Up 89% |
| June 2024 | 568 | 381 | Up 49% |
| May 2024 | 890 | 969 | Down 8.2% |
| April 2024 | 762 | 636 | Up 20% |
| March 2024 | 839 | 771 | Up 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. All consulates in Bahrain
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