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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Costa Rica

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Costa Rica

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

Visas issued to nationals of Costa Rica, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

114,913114,913

Up 43%vs 80,325 in the 12 months before

Up 43% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 11% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
9.6k
Busiest month
11k
Sep 2025
Latest month
8.8k
Feb 2026Up 3.1%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 80k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 115k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
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.

025k50k75k100k125k
58k
72k
Pre-COVID peak76k
70k
65k
37k
25k
49k
76k
79k
Highest100k
48k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 58,139 visas; FY2016: 71,710 visas; FY2017: 75,529 visas; FY2018: 70,191 visas; FY2019: 65,140 visas; FY2020: 36,800 visas; FY2021: 24,747 visas; FY2022: 48,684 visas; FY2023: 76,003 visas; FY2024: 78,579 visas; FY2025: 100,493 visas; FY2026: 48,356 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 100,493 visas (+28% on FY2024). That's 33% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 42% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Costa Rica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20268,7528,487Up 3.1%
January 20269,5417,891Up 21%
December 20257,9847,281Up 9.7%
November 202510,6305,065Up 110%
October 202511,4495,212Up 120%
September 202511,4536,300Up 82%
August 202510,4326,495Up 61%
July 20259,0987,891Up 15%
June 20258,2974,891Up 70%
May 20259,2056,730Up 37%
April 20258,6437,028Up 23%
March 20259,4297,054Up 34%
February 20258,487–
January 20257,891–
December 20247,281–
November 20245,065–
October 20245,212–
September 20246,300–
August 20246,495–
July 20247,891–
June 20244,891–
May 20246,730–
April 20247,028–
March 20247,054–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Costa Rica

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

Visas issued in Costa Rica, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

117,195117,195

Up 43%vs 82,145 in the 12 months before

Up 43% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
9.8k
Busiest month
12k
Sep 2025
Latest month
8.8k
Feb 2026About flat, 0.8%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 82k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 117k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
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 Costa Rica each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
8.8%
7.2%

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

Busiest: September 2025: 11,677 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, issuance was fairly even across the year.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    71k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    81k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 14%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    116k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 43%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    19k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 9.4%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 115,603 visas (+43% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 9.4% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Costa Rica
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20268,8278,754About flat, 0.8%
January 20269,6828,163Up 19%
December 20258,0727,536Up 7.1%
November 202510,7945,184Up 108%
October 202511,6095,261Up 121%
September 202511,6776,471Up 80%
August 202510,6196,641Up 60%
July 20259,3298,063Up 16%
June 20258,5164,956Up 72%
May 20259,5346,840Up 39%
April 20258,9357,133Up 25%
March 20259,6017,143Up 34%
February 20258,7547,459Up 17%
January 20258,1638,107About flat, 0.7%
December 20247,5366,818Up 11%
November 20245,1844,172Up 24%
October 20245,2616,087Down 14%
September 20246,4715,475Up 18%
August 20246,6416,257Up 6.1%
July 20248,0635,930Up 36%
June 20244,9568,341Down 41%
May 20246,8406,619Up 3.3%
April 20247,1334,390Up 62%
March 20247,1434,485Up 59%

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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