Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Bujumbura, and its share of everything issued in Burundi.
Visas issued at Bujumbura, last 12 months
Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
2424
Down 80% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 94% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 120
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 24
Visas issued at Bujumbura each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2023: 45 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
164
Jan – Dec 2023
123
Jan – Dec 2024
30
Jan – Dec 2025
1
Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months
2025 had 30 visas (−76% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 86% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 1 | 7 | Down 86% |
| December 2025 | 0 | 26 | Down 100% |
| November 2025 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| October 2025 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| September 2025 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| August 2025 | 2 | 11 | Down 82% |
| July 2025 | 0 | 33 | Down 100% |
| June 2025 | 0 | 14 | Down 100% |
| May 2025 | 15 | 14 | Up 7.1% |
| April 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| March 2025 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| February 2025 | 2 | 2 | About flat, 0% |
| January 2025 | 7 | 10 | Down 30% |
| December 2024 | 26 | 28 | Down 7.1% |
| November 2024 | 2 | 6 | Down 67% |
| October 2024 | 3 | 2 | Up 50% |
| September 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| August 2024 | 11 | 20 | Down 45% |
| July 2024 | 33 | 45 | Down 27% |
| June 2024 | 14 | 33 | Down 58% |
| May 2024 | 14 | 7 | Up 100% |
| April 2024 | 3 | 2 | Up 50% |
| March 2024 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| February 2024 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
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 Burundi
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