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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Ethiopia

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

10,85910,859

Down 43%vs 19,215 in the 12 months before

Down 43% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 79% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
905
Busiest month
1.9k
Jul 2025
Latest month
167
Feb 2026Down 88%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

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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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Pre-COVID peak17k
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7.7k
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Highest22k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 10,811 visas; FY2016: 16,077 visas; FY2017: 14,261 visas; FY2018: 16,699 visas; FY2019: 15,725 visas; FY2020: 7,697 visas; FY2021: 14,029 visas; FY2022: 11,176 visas; FY2023: 21,619 visas; FY2024: 20,052 visas; FY2025: 16,640 visas; FY2026: 2,036 visas so far.

FY2025 had 16,640 visas (−17% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 74% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261671,342Down 88%
January 20262581,795Down 86%
December 20255331,391Down 62%
November 20254001,585Down 75%
October 20256781,704Down 60%
September 20254501,445Down 69%
August 20256141,507Down 59%
July 20251,8901,748Up 8.1%
June 20251,4121,499Down 5.8%
May 20251,5351,750Down 12%
April 20251,5201,987Down 24%
March 20251,4021,462Down 4.1%
February 20251,342–
January 20251,795–
December 20241,391–
November 20241,585–
October 20241,704–
September 20241,445–
August 20241,507–
July 20241,748–
June 20241,499–
May 20241,750–
April 20241,987–
March 20241,462–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Ethiopia

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

Visas issued in Ethiopia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

9,7139,713

Down 43%vs 16,980 in the 12 months before

Down 43% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 80% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
809
Busiest month
1.8k
Jul 2025
Latest month
99
Feb 2026Down 92%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 17k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9.7k

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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 Ethiopia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.9%

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

Busiest: October 2023: 2,242 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

    22k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    17k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 21%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    12k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 28%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    299

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 89%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 12,188 visas (−28% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 89% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026991,171Down 92%
January 20262001,603Down 88%
December 20254891,221Down 60%
November 20253521,427Down 75%
October 20256191,514Down 59%
September 20254071,279Down 68%
August 20255561,309Down 58%
July 20251,7681,566Up 13%
June 20251,2771,273About flat, 0.3%
May 20251,3811,541Down 10%
April 20251,3421,822Down 26%
March 20251,2231,254About flat, 2.5%
February 20251,1711,337Down 12%
January 20251,6031,465Up 9.4%
December 20241,2211,440Down 15%
November 20241,4271,736Down 18%
October 20241,5142,242Down 32%
September 20241,2791,467Down 13%
August 20241,3092,241Down 42%
July 20241,5661,787Down 12%
June 20241,2732,047Down 38%
May 20241,5411,692Down 8.9%
April 20241,8222,191Down 17%
March 20241,2541,733Down 28%

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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