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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Germany

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Germany

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

Visas issued to nationals of Germany, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

19,59719,597

Down 20%vs 24,437 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.6k
Busiest month
2.1k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.8k
Feb 2026Down 14%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 24k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 20k

01k2k3k4k
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.

010k20k30k40k
8.9k
24k
Pre-COVID peak26k
21k
18k
8k
784
12k
23k
25k
22k
7.8k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 8,906 visas; FY2016: 23,569 visas; FY2017: 25,833 visas; FY2018: 21,420 visas; FY2019: 18,179 visas; FY2020: 7,978 visas; FY2021: 784 visas; FY2022: 11,767 visas; FY2023: 22,717 visas; FY2024: 25,092 visas; FY2025: 21,753 visas; FY2026: 7,813 visas so far.

FY2025 had 21,753 visas (−13% on FY2024). That's 16% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 22% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Germany
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,7772,055Down 14%
January 20261,6622,351Down 29%
December 20251,3481,809Down 25%
November 20251,3651,610Down 15%
October 20251,6612,144Down 23%
September 20251,8972,031Down 6.6%
August 20251,7692,256Down 22%
July 20251,8611,968Down 5.4%
June 20251,1991,446Down 17%
May 20251,4191,971Down 28%
April 20251,5212,475Down 39%
March 20252,1182,321Down 8.7%
February 20252,055–
January 20252,351–
December 20241,809–
November 20241,610–
October 20242,144–
September 20242,031–
August 20242,256–
July 20241,968–
June 20241,446–
May 20241,971–
April 20242,475–
March 20242,321–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Germany

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

Visas issued in Germany, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

44,59044,590

Down 25%vs 59,181 in the 12 months before

Down 25% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
3.7k
Busiest month
5.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
3.6k
Feb 2026Down 26%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 59k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 45k

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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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Frankfurt46% of total
    21kDown 19%
    20,608 visas in the last 12 months, 25,424 in the 12 months before
  • Berlin27% of total
    12kDown 32%
    12,054 visas in the last 12 months, 17,773 in the 12 months before
  • Munich27% of total
    12kDown 25%
    11,928 visas in the last 12 months, 15,984 in the 12 months before

Frankfurt issues the most: 46% of the total. Berlin issued 32% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Germany each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.5%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 7,223 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    63k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    60k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 4.8%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    48k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 20%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    7.1k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 32%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 47,932 visas (−20% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 32% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Germany
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263,6004,835Down 26%
January 20263,5465,653Down 37%
December 20252,7144,357Down 38%
November 20253,0374,072Down 25%
October 20254,3035,296Down 19%
September 20254,3024,904Down 12%
August 20253,8345,530Down 31%
July 20253,9084,632Down 16%
June 20252,7903,518Down 21%
May 20253,4384,877Down 30%
April 20253,9336,116Down 36%
March 20255,1855,391Down 3.8%
February 20254,8355,372Down 10%
January 20255,6535,578About flat, 1.3%
December 20244,3574,043Up 7.8%
November 20244,0724,883Down 17%
October 20245,2965,231About flat, 1.2%
September 20244,9045,954Down 18%
August 20245,5305,651About flat, 2.1%
July 20244,6324,121Up 12%
June 20243,5184,895Down 28%
May 20244,8775,592Down 13%
April 20246,1165,235Up 17%
March 20245,3917,223Down 25%

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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