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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Egypt

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Egypt

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

Visas issued to nationals of Egypt, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

25,64225,642

Down 56%vs 58,935 in the 12 months before

Down 56% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2.1k
Busiest month
3k
Mar 2025
Latest month
2k
Feb 2026Down 35%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 59k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 26k

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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.

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46k
Pre-COVID peak58k
54k
51k
54k
27k
6.5k
43k
Highest93k
67k
36k
9.1k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 46,433 visas; FY2016: 58,062 visas; FY2017: 54,216 visas; FY2018: 50,905 visas; FY2019: 54,255 visas; FY2020: 27,132 visas; FY2021: 6,532 visas; FY2022: 42,964 visas; FY2023: 92,998 visas; FY2024: 66,620 visas; FY2025: 36,256 visas; FY2026: 9,063 visas so far.

FY2025 had 36,256 visas (−46% on FY2024). That's 38% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 54% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Egypt
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,9943,045Down 35%
January 20261,8533,896Down 52%
December 20251,7144,229Down 59%
November 20251,7554,324Down 59%
October 20251,7474,183Down 58%
September 20251,7814,350Down 59%
August 20251,2324,337Down 72%
July 20252,0325,595Down 64%
June 20252,7804,706Down 41%
May 20252,7786,630Down 58%
April 20252,9646,619Down 55%
March 20253,0127,021Down 57%
February 20253,045–
January 20253,896–
December 20244,229–
November 20244,324–
October 20244,183–
September 20244,350–
August 20244,337–
July 20245,595–
June 20244,706–
May 20246,630–
April 20246,619–
March 20247,021–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Egypt

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

Visas issued in Egypt, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

18,45218,452

Down 58%vs 44,400 in the 12 months before

Down 58% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 48% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.5k
Busiest month
2.3k
Jun 2025
Latest month
1.5k
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 44k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 18k

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Egypt each month. Darker means more.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.5%

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

Busiest: October 2022: 8,958 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

    61k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    52k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 61%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.7k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 40%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 20,224 visas (−61% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 40% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Egypt
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,4531,982Down 27%
January 20261,2242,467Down 50%
December 20251,3373,233Down 59%
November 20251,2253,306Down 63%
October 20251,1352,606Down 56%
September 20251,2482,768Down 55%
August 20257583,008Down 75%
July 20251,4884,516Down 67%
June 20252,2933,981Down 42%
May 20252,0595,192Down 60%
April 20252,0925,591Down 63%
March 20252,1405,750Down 63%
February 20251,9826,580Down 70%
January 20252,4675,240Down 53%
December 20243,2332,173Up 49%
November 20243,3062,886Up 15%
October 20242,6063,854Down 32%
September 20242,7686,282Down 56%
August 20243,0084,766Down 37%
July 20244,5164,144Up 9%
June 20243,9815,318Down 25%
May 20245,1926,282Down 17%
April 20245,5914,672Up 20%
March 20245,7508,449Down 32%

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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