B1/B2 visa statistics for Santo Domingo

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Santo Domingo, and its share of everything issued in the Dominican Republic.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Santo Domingo, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

170,168170,168

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

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Santo Domingo each month. Darker means more.

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

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
115k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
169k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 48%vs 2023
2025
181k
Jan – Dec 2025
Up 7.1%vs 2024
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, at Santo Domingo
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	10,413	14,733	Down 29%
January 2026	9,790	16,757	Down 42%
December 2025	11,105	15,561	Down 29%
November 2025	14,683	13,265	Up 11%
October 2025	14,430	15,067	Down 4.2%
September 2025	14,469	14,204	About flat, 1.9%
August 2025	16,591	15,863	Up 4.6%
July 2025	13,293	18,827	Down 29%
June 2025	16,444	16,037	About flat, 2.5%
May 2025	15,246	14,555	Up 4.7%
April 2025	15,747	12,086	Up 30%
March 2025	17,957	11,120	Up 61%
February 2025	14,733	12,000	Up 23%
January 2025	16,757	10,820	Up 55%
December 2024	15,561	9,605	Up 62%
November 2024	13,265	8,863	Up 50%
October 2024	15,067	10,383	Up 45%
September 2024	14,204	9,110	Up 56%
August 2024	15,863	8,728	Up 82%
July 2024	18,827	10,902	Up 73%
June 2024	16,037	10,279	Up 56%
May 2024	14,555	10,343	Up 41%
April 2024	12,086	8,599	Up 41%
March 2024	11,120	11,824	Down 6%

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 the Dominican Republic