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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Benin

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Benin

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

Visas issued to nationals of Benin, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1,5661,566

Down 26%vs 2,125 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
131
Busiest month
179
Apr 2025
Latest month
68
Dec 2025Down 31%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k

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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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1.5k
Pre-COVID peak1.6k
1.4k
1.4k
1.4k
691
53
961
1.7k
Highest2.2k
1.6k
312
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,519 visas; FY2016: 1,601 visas; FY2017: 1,426 visas; FY2018: 1,439 visas; FY2019: 1,417 visas; FY2020: 691 visas; FY2021: 53 visas; FY2022: 961 visas; FY2023: 1,709 visas; FY2024: 2,158 visas; FY2025: 1,640 visas; FY2026: 312 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,640 visas (−24% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 19% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Benin
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20256898Down 31%
November 2025100103About flat, 2.9%
October 2025144185Down 22%
September 2025139162Down 14%
August 2025108249Down 57%
July 202582260Down 68%
June 2025127149Down 15%
May 2025107167Down 36%
April 2025179197Down 9.1%
March 2025177195Down 9.2%
February 2025170200Down 15%
January 2025165160Up 3.1%
December 202498–
November 2024103–
October 2024185–
September 2024162–
August 2024249–
July 2024260–
June 2024149–
May 2024167–
April 2024197–
March 2024195–
February 2024200–
January 2024160–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Benin

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

Visas issued in Benin, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,0171,017

Down 49%vs 2,006 in the 12 months before

Down 49% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 87% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
85
Busiest month
158
Apr 2025
Latest month
4
Feb 2026Down 97%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Benin each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
4.4%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 288 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.4k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 50%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.3k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 36%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    4

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 99%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,295 visas (−36% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 99% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Benin
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264139Down 97%
January 20260143Down 100%
December 20254390Down 52%
November 20258190Down 10%
October 2025124166Down 25%
September 2025116138Down 16%
August 202594275Down 66%
July 202551288Down 82%
June 2025119150Down 21%
May 202592151Down 39%
April 2025158181Down 13%
March 2025135195Down 31%
February 2025139175Down 21%
January 2025143124Up 15%
December 20249074Up 22%
November 202490132Down 32%
October 2024166115Up 44%
September 2024138151Down 8.6%
August 2024275114Up 141%
July 2024288133Up 117%
June 202415060Up 150%
May 2024151114Up 32%
April 202418182Up 121%
March 2024195148Up 32%

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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