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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Colombia

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Colombia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Colombia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

505,324505,324

Up 4.2%vs 485,159 in the 12 months before

Up 4.2% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 26% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
42k
Busiest month
65k
Mar 2025
Latest month
37k
Feb 2026Down 35%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 485k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 505k

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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

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.

0200k400k600k800k
345k
Pre-COVID peak374k
333k
212k
192k
87k
33k
126k
441k
437k
Highest550k
176k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 345,233 visas; FY2016: 374,398 visas; FY2017: 333,433 visas; FY2018: 211,877 visas; FY2019: 191,545 visas; FY2020: 87,162 visas; FY2021: 33,145 visas; FY2022: 126,332 visas; FY2023: 441,223 visas; FY2024: 437,463 visas; FY2025: 550,274 visas; FY2026: 175,530 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 550,274 visas (+26% on FY2024). That's 47% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 20% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Colombia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202636,98557,021Down 35%
January 202629,21135,228Down 17%
December 202530,07938,310Down 21%
November 202534,79138,480Down 9.6%
October 202544,46451,441Down 14%
September 202545,70237,124Up 23%
August 202532,18645,291Down 29%
July 202531,36932,337About flat, 3%
June 202544,14331,775Up 39%
May 202552,06340,274Up 29%
April 202559,12342,443Up 39%
March 202565,20835,435Up 84%
February 202557,021–
January 202535,228–
December 202438,310–
November 202438,480–
October 202451,441–
September 202437,124–
August 202445,291–
July 202432,337–
June 202431,775–
May 202440,274–
April 202442,443–
March 202435,435–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Colombia

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

Visas issued in Colombia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

486,569486,569

Up 3.6%vs 469,491 in the 12 months before

Up 3.6% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 28% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
41k
Busiest month
64k
Mar 2025
Latest month
35k
Feb 2026Down 37%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 469k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 487k

020k40k60k80k
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 Colombia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6.6%

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

Busiest: March 2025: 63,711 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    440k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    450k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 2.4%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    513k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 14%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    63k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 30%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 513,087 visas (+14% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Colombia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202635,19055,541Down 37%
January 202627,51433,681Down 18%
December 202528,84537,407Down 23%
November 202533,39337,411Down 11%
October 202542,31249,966Down 15%
September 202543,66835,639Up 23%
August 202530,18943,931Down 31%
July 202529,62130,927Down 4.2%
June 202543,11330,666Up 41%
May 202551,03938,949Up 31%
April 202557,97441,238Up 41%
March 202563,71134,135Up 87%
February 202555,54134,546Up 61%
January 202533,68135,660Down 5.5%
December 202437,40728,685Up 30%
November 202437,41133,034Up 13%
October 202449,96638,282Up 31%
September 202435,63939,714Down 10%
August 202443,93137,710Up 16%
July 202430,92730,915About flat, 0%
June 202430,66637,838Down 19%
May 202438,94943,936Down 11%
April 202441,23840,240About flat, 2.5%
March 202434,13550,964Down 33%

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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