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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for the Dominican Republic

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of the Dominican Republic

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Dominican Republic, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

169,365169,365

Down 3.4%vs 175,314 in the 12 months before

Down 3.4% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 32% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
14k
Busiest month
18k
Mar 2025
Latest month
10k
Feb 2026Down 28%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 175k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 169k

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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

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.

050k100k150k200k250k
85k
136k
Pre-COVID peak195k
128k
87k
58k
65k
65k
116k
152k
183k
60k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 85,140 visas; FY2016: 136,057 visas; FY2017: 194,557 visas; FY2018: 128,483 visas; FY2019: 87,327 visas; FY2020: 58,066 visas; FY2021: 64,513 visas; FY2022: 64,516 visas; FY2023: 115,762 visas; FY2024: 152,010 visas; FY2025: 183,112 visas; FY2026: 60,428 visas so far.

FY2025 had 183,112 visas (+20% on FY2024). That's 5.9% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 19% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Dominican Republic
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202610,43414,589Down 28%
January 20269,81416,469Down 40%
December 202511,10515,336Down 28%
November 202514,65413,040Up 12%
October 202514,42114,741About flat, 2.2%
September 202514,47914,047Up 3.1%
August 202516,54515,601Up 6.1%
July 202513,29718,535Down 28%
June 202516,34615,730Up 3.9%
May 202514,98414,340Up 4.5%
April 202515,56911,947Up 30%
March 202517,71710,939Up 62%
February 202514,589–
January 202516,469–
December 202415,336–
November 202413,040–
October 202414,741–
September 202414,047–
August 202415,601–
July 202418,535–
June 202415,730–
May 202414,340–
April 202411,947–
March 202410,939–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in the Dominican Republic

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

Visas issued in the Dominican Republic, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

170,168170,168

Down 4.4%vs 178,075 in the 12 months before

Down 4.4% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 33% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
14k
Busiest month
18k
Mar 2025
Latest month
10k
Feb 2026Down 29%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 178k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 170k

05k10k15k20k
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 the Dominican Republic each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
7.4%
9.3%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 18,827 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    115k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    169k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 48%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    181k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 7.1%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    20k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 36%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 181,455 visas (+7.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 36% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Dominican Republic
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202610,41314,733Down 29%
January 20269,79016,757Down 42%
December 202511,10515,561Down 29%
November 202514,68313,265Up 11%
October 202514,43015,067Down 4.2%
September 202514,46914,204About flat, 1.9%
August 202516,59115,863Up 4.6%
July 202513,29318,827Down 29%
June 202516,44416,037About flat, 2.5%
May 202515,24614,555Up 4.7%
April 202515,74712,086Up 30%
March 202517,95711,120Up 61%
February 202514,73312,000Up 23%
January 202516,75710,820Up 55%
December 202415,5619,605Up 62%
November 202413,2658,863Up 50%
October 202415,06710,383Up 45%
September 202414,2049,110Up 56%
August 202415,8638,728Up 82%
July 202418,82710,902Up 73%
June 202416,03710,279Up 56%
May 202414,55510,343Up 41%
April 202412,0868,599Up 41%
March 202411,12011,824Down 6%

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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