B1/B2 visa statistics for San Jose

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at San Jose, and its share of everything issued in Costa Rica.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at San Jose, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

117,195117,195

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

When visas are issued

Visas issued at San Jose each month. Darker means more.

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

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
71k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
81k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 14%vs 2023
2025
116k
Jan – Dec 2025
Up 43%vs 2024
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, at San Jose
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	8,827	8,754	About flat, 0.8%
January 2026	9,682	8,163	Up 19%
December 2025	8,072	7,536	Up 7.1%
November 2025	10,794	5,184	Up 108%
October 2025	11,609	5,261	Up 121%
September 2025	11,677	6,471	Up 80%
August 2025	10,619	6,641	Up 60%
July 2025	9,329	8,063	Up 16%
June 2025	8,516	4,956	Up 72%
May 2025	9,534	6,840	Up 39%
April 2025	8,935	7,133	Up 25%
March 2025	9,601	7,143	Up 34%
February 2025	8,754	7,459	Up 17%
January 2025	8,163	8,107	About flat, 0.7%
December 2024	7,536	6,818	Up 11%
November 2024	5,184	4,172	Up 24%
October 2024	5,261	6,087	Down 14%
September 2024	6,471	5,475	Up 18%
August 2024	6,641	6,257	Up 6.1%
July 2024	8,063	5,930	Up 36%
June 2024	4,956	8,341	Down 41%
May 2024	6,840	6,619	Up 3.3%
April 2024	7,133	4,390	Up 62%
March 2024	7,143	4,485	Up 59%

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 Costa Rica