Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Addis Ababa, and its share of everything issued in Ethiopia.
Visas issued at Addis Ababa, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
9,7139,713
Down 43% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 80% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 17k
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Visas issued at Addis Ababa each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: October 2023: 2,242 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
22k
Jan – Dec 2023
17k
Jan – Dec 2024
12k
Jan – Dec 2025
299
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 12,188 visas (−28% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 89% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 99 | 1,171 | Down 92% |
| January 2026 | 200 | 1,603 | Down 88% |
| December 2025 | 489 | 1,221 | Down 60% |
| November 2025 | 352 | 1,427 | Down 75% |
| October 2025 | 619 | 1,514 | Down 59% |
| September 2025 | 407 | 1,279 | Down 68% |
| August 2025 | 556 | 1,309 | Down 58% |
| July 2025 | 1,768 | 1,566 | Up 13% |
| June 2025 | 1,277 | 1,273 | About flat, 0.3% |
| May 2025 | 1,381 | 1,541 | Down 10% |
| April 2025 | 1,342 | 1,822 | Down 26% |
| March 2025 | 1,223 | 1,254 | About flat, 2.5% |
| February 2025 | 1,171 | 1,337 | Down 12% |
| January 2025 | 1,603 | 1,465 | Up 9.4% |
| December 2024 | 1,221 | 1,440 | Down 15% |
| November 2024 | 1,427 | 1,736 | Down 18% |
| October 2024 | 1,514 | 2,242 | Down 32% |
| September 2024 | 1,279 | 1,467 | Down 13% |
| August 2024 | 1,309 | 2,241 | Down 42% |
| July 2024 | 1,566 | 1,787 | Down 12% |
| June 2024 | 1,273 | 2,047 | Down 38% |
| May 2024 | 1,541 | 1,692 | Down 8.9% |
| April 2024 | 1,822 | 2,191 | Down 17% |
| March 2024 | 1,254 | 1,733 | Down 28% |
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 Ethiopia
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