Official US State Department data
How many F-1 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
857857
Down 42% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.5k
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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: June 2022: 392 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.4k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.5k
Jan – Dec 2024
929
Jan – Dec 2025
43
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 929 visas (−39% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 8 | 20 | Down 60% |
| January 2026 | 35 | 95 | Down 63% |
| December 2025 | 88 | 126 | Down 30% |
| November 2025 | 18 | 52 | Down 65% |
| October 2025 | 10 | 55 | Down 82% |
| September 2025 | 6 | 37 | Down 84% |
| August 2025 | 94 | 259 | Down 64% |
| July 2025 | 313 | 356 | Down 12% |
| June 2025 | 162 | 235 | Down 31% |
| May 2025 | 69 | 150 | Down 54% |
| April 2025 | 30 | 60 | Down 50% |
| March 2025 | 24 | 35 | Down 31% |
| February 2025 | 20 | 25 | Down 20% |
| January 2025 | 95 | 127 | Down 25% |
| December 2024 | 126 | 152 | Down 17% |
| November 2024 | 52 | 62 | Down 16% |
| October 2024 | 55 | 39 | Up 41% |
| September 2024 | 37 | 24 | Up 54% |
| August 2024 | 259 | 238 | Up 8.8% |
| July 2024 | 356 | 344 | Up 3.5% |
| June 2024 | 235 | 293 | Down 20% |
| May 2024 | 150 | 73 | Up 105% |
| April 2024 | 60 | 34 | Up 76% |
| March 2024 | 35 | 14 | Up 150% |
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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