Official US State Department data
How many H-1B 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
4747
Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 76
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 47
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: January 2024: 24 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
64
Jan – Dec 2023
84
Jan – Dec 2024
61
Jan – Dec 2025
6
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 61 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 70% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2 | 9 | Down 78% |
| January 2026 | 4 | 11 | Down 64% |
| December 2025 | 8 | 9 | Down 11% |
| November 2025 | 2 | 8 | Down 75% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 8 | Down 75% |
| September 2025 | 9 | 4 | Up 125% |
| August 2025 | 3 | 5 | Down 40% |
| July 2025 | 3 | 5 | Down 40% |
| June 2025 | 4 | 3 | Up 33% |
| May 2025 | 4 | 5 | Down 20% |
| April 2025 | 6 | 7 | Down 14% |
| March 2025 | 0 | 2 | Down 100% |
| February 2025 | 9 | 4 | Up 125% |
| January 2025 | 11 | 24 | Down 54% |
| December 2024 | 9 | 11 | Down 18% |
| November 2024 | 8 | 8 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2024 | 8 | 8 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2024 | 4 | 3 | Up 33% |
| August 2024 | 5 | 1 | Up 400% |
| July 2024 | 5 | 5 | About flat, 0% |
| June 2024 | 3 | 2 | Up 50% |
| May 2024 | 5 | 4 | Up 25% |
| April 2024 | 7 | 5 | Up 40% |
| March 2024 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
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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