Official US State Department data
How many F-1 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
983983
Down 26% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 16% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.3k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 983
Visas issued at Nassau each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: August 2022: 400 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.3k
Jan – Dec 2024
1k
Jan – Dec 2025
50
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,002 visas (−25% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 28% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 12 | 15 | Down 20% |
| January 2026 | 38 | 54 | Down 30% |
| December 2025 | 107 | 117 | Down 8.5% |
| November 2025 | 7 | 54 | Down 87% |
| October 2025 | 15 | 38 | Down 61% |
| September 2025 | 58 | 37 | Up 57% |
| August 2025 | 135 | 226 | Down 40% |
| July 2025 | 382 | 384 | About flat, 0.5% |
| June 2025 | 76 | 216 | Down 65% |
| May 2025 | 83 | 103 | Down 19% |
| April 2025 | 41 | 61 | Down 33% |
| March 2025 | 29 | 19 | Up 53% |
| February 2025 | 15 | 13 | Up 15% |
| January 2025 | 54 | 73 | Down 26% |
| December 2024 | 117 | 112 | Up 4.5% |
| November 2024 | 54 | 61 | Down 11% |
| October 2024 | 38 | 28 | Up 36% |
| September 2024 | 37 | 26 | Up 42% |
| August 2024 | 226 | 317 | Down 29% |
| July 2024 | 384 | 329 | Up 17% |
| June 2024 | 216 | 142 | Up 52% |
| May 2024 | 103 | 127 | Down 19% |
| April 2024 | 61 | 52 | Up 17% |
| March 2024 | 19 | 42 | Down 55% |
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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