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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Egypt

How many F-1 visas nationals of Egypt are issued, and what each US consulate in Egypt issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Egypt

Every F-1 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

727727

Down 36%vs 1,128 in the 12 months before

Down 36% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
61
Busiest month
125
Jul 2025
Latest month
17
Feb 2026About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 727

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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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Pre-COVID peak1.4k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,049 visas; FY2012: 1,369 visas; FY2013: 1,188 visas; FY2014: 1,308 visas; FY2015: 1,363 visas; FY2016: 1,398 visas; FY2017: 1,071 visas; FY2018: 1,108 visas; FY2019: 1,155 visas; FY2020: 363 visas; FY2021: 1,155 visas; FY2022: 1,338 visas; FY2023: 1,275 visas; FY2024: 1,232 visas; FY2025: 856 visas; FY2026: 157 visas so far.

FY2025 had 856 visas (−31% on FY2024). That's 39% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 45% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Egypt
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261717About flat, 0%
January 20262245Down 51%
December 20255598Down 44%
November 20253471Down 52%
October 20252955Down 47%
September 20252037Down 46%
August 2025102124Down 18%
July 2025125207Down 40%
June 2025121202Down 40%
May 202597134Down 28%
April 20256674Down 11%
March 20253964Down 39%
February 202517–
January 202545–
December 202498–
November 202471–
October 202455–
September 202437–
August 2024124–
July 2024207–
June 2024202–
May 2024134–
April 202474–
March 202464–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Egypt

How many F-1 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

630630

Down 39%vs 1,029 in the 12 months before

Down 39% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
53
Busiest month
116
Jun 2025
Latest month
16
Feb 2026Up 45%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 630

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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.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
19%
3.4%

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

Busiest: June 2022: 228 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    647

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 43%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    35

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 33%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 647 visas (−43% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 33% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Egypt
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261611Up 45%
January 20261941Down 54%
December 20254899Down 52%
November 20252155Down 62%
October 20252654Down 52%
September 20251839Down 54%
August 2025100116Down 14%
July 2025116210Down 45%
June 2025116183Down 37%
May 202570105Down 33%
April 20254660Down 23%
March 20253456Down 39%
February 20251176Down 86%
January 20254180Down 49%
December 202499122Down 19%
November 20245550Up 10%
October 20245438Up 42%
September 20243941Down 4.9%
August 2024116222Down 48%
July 2024210203Up 3.4%
June 2024183174Up 5.2%
May 202410591Up 15%
April 20246026Up 131%
March 20245620Up 180%

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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