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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Ethiopia

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

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia

Every F-1 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

986986

Down 44%vs 1,757 in the 12 months before

Down 44% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
82
Busiest month
333
Jul 2025
Latest month
9
Feb 2026Down 59%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 986

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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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769
858
986
895
953
1.4k
1.3k
1.3k
Pre-COVID peak1.4k
551
1.9k
Highest2k
1.8k
1.8k
1.2k
182
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 769 visas; FY2012: 858 visas; FY2013: 986 visas; FY2014: 895 visas; FY2015: 953 visas; FY2016: 1,358 visas; FY2017: 1,250 visas; FY2018: 1,328 visas; FY2019: 1,389 visas; FY2020: 551 visas; FY2021: 1,941 visas; FY2022: 1,951 visas; FY2023: 1,816 visas; FY2024: 1,804 visas; FY2025: 1,239 visas; FY2026: 182 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,239 visas (−31% on FY2024). That's 11% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 58% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026922Down 59%
January 202637103Down 64%
December 202598164Down 40%
November 20252577Down 68%
October 20251369Down 81%
September 2025839Down 79%
August 2025111283Down 61%
July 2025333416Down 20%
June 2025174278Down 37%
May 2025107182Down 41%
April 20254373Down 41%
March 20252851Down 45%
February 202522–
January 2025103–
December 2024164–
November 202477–
October 202469–
September 202439–
August 2024283–
July 2024416–
June 2024278–
May 2024182–
April 202473–
March 202451–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Ethiopia

How many F-1 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

857857

Down 42%vs 1,480 in the 12 months before

Down 42% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
71
Busiest month
313
Jul 2025
Latest month
8
Feb 2026Down 60%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 857

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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
27%
1.6%

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

Busiest: June 2022: 392 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

    1.4k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.5k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 9.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    929

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 39%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    43

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 63%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 929 visas (−39% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026820Down 60%
January 20263595Down 63%
December 202588126Down 30%
November 20251852Down 65%
October 20251055Down 82%
September 2025637Down 84%
August 202594259Down 64%
July 2025313356Down 12%
June 2025162235Down 31%
May 202569150Down 54%
April 20253060Down 50%
March 20252435Down 31%
February 20252025Down 20%
January 202595127Down 25%
December 2024126152Down 17%
November 20245262Down 16%
October 20245539Up 41%
September 20243724Up 54%
August 2024259238Up 8.8%
July 2024356344Up 3.5%
June 2024235293Down 20%
May 202415073Up 105%
April 20246034Up 76%
March 20243514Up 150%

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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