Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Nassau, and its share of everything issued in the Bahamas.
Visas issued at Nassau, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
18,73618,736
About the same as the previous 12 months (+0.5%). But the last 3 months ran 12% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 19k
Visas issued at Nassau each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2023: 2,737 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
23k
Jan – Dec 2023
18k
Jan – Dec 2024
20k
Jan – Dec 2025
2.4k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 19,754 visas (+7% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1,022 | 1,827 | Down 44% |
| January 2026 | 1,380 | 1,593 | Down 13% |
| December 2025 | 1,617 | 1,142 | Up 42% |
| November 2025 | 1,651 | 1,285 | Up 28% |
| October 2025 | 1,981 | 1,580 | Up 25% |
| September 2025 | 1,863 | 1,497 | Up 24% |
| August 2025 | 922 | 1,420 | Down 35% |
| July 2025 | 1,631 | 1,949 | Down 16% |
| June 2025 | 978 | 1,343 | Down 27% |
| May 2025 | 1,784 | 1,999 | Down 11% |
| April 2025 | 1,850 | 1,803 | About flat, 2.6% |
| March 2025 | 2,057 | 1,206 | Up 71% |
| February 2025 | 1,827 | 1,717 | Up 6.4% |
| January 2025 | 1,593 | 1,525 | Up 4.5% |
| December 2024 | 1,142 | 1,168 | About flat, 2.2% |
| November 2024 | 1,285 | 1,434 | Down 10% |
| October 2024 | 1,580 | 1,924 | Down 18% |
| September 2024 | 1,497 | 1,982 | Down 24% |
| August 2024 | 1,420 | 2,361 | Down 40% |
| July 2024 | 1,949 | 2,187 | Down 11% |
| June 2024 | 1,343 | 2,069 | Down 35% |
| May 2024 | 1,999 | 2,737 | Down 27% |
| April 2024 | 1,803 | 1,678 | Up 7.4% |
| March 2024 | 1,206 | 2,507 | Down 52% |
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 the Bahamas
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