Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Bogota, and its share of everything issued in Colombia.
Visas issued at Bogota, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,9112,911
Down 37% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.6k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.9k
Visas issued at Bogota each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2022: 939 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
4.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
4.6k
Jan – Dec 2024
3k
Jan – Dec 2025
310
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 3,028 visas (−35% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 133 | 169 | Down 21% |
| January 2026 | 177 | 258 | Down 31% |
| December 2025 | 338 | 559 | Down 40% |
| November 2025 | 153 | 326 | Down 53% |
| October 2025 | 151 | 308 | Down 51% |
| September 2025 | 231 | 167 | Up 38% |
| August 2025 | 235 | 544 | Down 57% |
| July 2025 | 378 | 642 | Down 41% |
| June 2025 | 319 | 635 | Down 50% |
| May 2025 | 442 | 577 | Down 23% |
| April 2025 | 206 | 273 | Down 25% |
| March 2025 | 148 | 146 | About flat, 1.4% |
| February 2025 | 169 | 164 | Up 3% |
| January 2025 | 258 | 305 | Down 15% |
| December 2024 | 559 | 418 | Up 34% |
| November 2024 | 326 | 240 | Up 36% |
| October 2024 | 308 | 138 | Up 123% |
| September 2024 | 167 | 120 | Up 39% |
| August 2024 | 544 | 582 | Down 6.5% |
| July 2024 | 642 | 699 | Down 8.2% |
| June 2024 | 635 | 761 | Down 17% |
| May 2024 | 577 | 655 | Down 12% |
| April 2024 | 273 | 184 | Up 48% |
| March 2024 | 146 | 52 | Up 181% |
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 Colombia
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