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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Germany

How many US visas nationals of Germany are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Germany issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Germany, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

58,42658,426

Down 14%vs 68,268 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.9k
Busiest month
7.9k
Jul 2025
Latest month
4k
Feb 2026Down 6.7%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 68k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 58k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Germany by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 20%

    20k

    34% of the total, last 12 months

    19,597 visas in the last 12 months, 24,437 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 13%

    12k

    21% of the total, last 12 months

    12,361 visas in the last 12 months, 14,262 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 8.7%

    5.4k

    9.2% of the total, last 12 months

    5,372 visas in the last 12 months, 5,886 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 31%

    4.4k

    7.5% of the total, last 12 months

    4,355 visas in the last 12 months, 6,342 in the 12 months before

  • E-2

    Treaty investors

    Down 9%

    3.4k

    5.8% of the total, last 12 months

    3,413 visas in the last 12 months, 3,749 in the 12 months before

  • L-1

    Intracompany transferees

    Up 15%

    3.2k

    5.5% of the total, last 12 months

    3,226 visas in the last 12 months, 2,812 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • L-22.9% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    1.7kUp 5.9%
    1,677 visas in the last 12 months, 1,584 in the 12 months before
  • A-22.1% of total

    Foreign government officials

    1.2kDown 9.1%
    1,208 visas in the last 12 months, 1,329 in the 12 months before
  • I1.8% of total

    Journalists and foreign media

    1kUp 23%
    1,039 visas in the last 12 months, 845 in the 12 months before
  • O-11.4% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    803Up 5.9%
    803 visas in the last 12 months, 758 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B1.2% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    720Down 10%
    720 visas in the last 12 months, 802 in the 12 months before
  • NATO-20.9% of total
    531Up 10%
    531 visas in the last 12 months, 481 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 34% of the visas issued to nationals of Germany in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 20% and C-1/D fell 31% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Germany

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Frankfurt49% of the country
    42kDown 14%
    42,377 visas in the last 12 months, 49,107 in the 12 months before
  • Berlin27% of the country
    24kDown 26%
    23,685 visas in the last 12 months, 31,830 in the 12 months before
  • Munich24% of the country
    21kDown 18%
    20,634 visas in the last 12 months, 25,296 in the 12 months before

Frankfurt issues the most: 49% of the total. Berlin issued 26% fewer.

Together they issued 86,696 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Germany above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Germany each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
5.7%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: July 2024: 8,846 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, July was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    69k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    60k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 13%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    7.6k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 17%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 59,994 visas (−13% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 17% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Germany
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263,9664,251Down 6.7%
January 20263,6674,950Down 26%
December 20253,8344,733Down 19%
November 20253,2594,050Down 20%
October 20253,8864,684Down 17%
September 20254,4054,581Down 3.8%
August 20255,9145,879About flat, 0.6%
July 20257,9418,846Down 10%
June 20255,8598,049Down 27%
May 20256,0726,693Down 9.3%
April 20254,6846,217Down 25%
March 20254,9395,335Down 7.4%
February 20254,2514,953Down 14%
January 20254,9504,970About flat, 0.4%
December 20244,7334,654About flat, 1.7%
November 20244,0504,703Down 14%
October 20244,6844,549About flat, 3%
September 20244,5814,945Down 7.4%
August 20245,8796,098Down 3.6%
July 20248,8467,436Up 19%
June 20248,0498,699Down 7.5%
May 20246,6936,905Down 3.1%
April 20246,2175,299Up 17%
March 20245,3355,830Down 8.5%

Look up a visa type for Germany

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.