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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Ethiopia

How many H-4 visas nationals of Ethiopia are issued, and what each US consulate in Ethiopia issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia

Every H-4 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

6868

Down 8.1%vs 74 in the 12 months before

Down 8.1% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 38% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
6
Busiest month
14
May 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Down 70%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 74

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 68

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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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29
Pre-COVID peak30
12
14
27
14
19
18
19
10
33
53
43
70
Highest87
11
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 29 visas; FY2012: 30 visas; FY2013: 12 visas; FY2014: 14 visas; FY2015: 27 visas; FY2016: 14 visas; FY2017: 19 visas; FY2018: 18 visas; FY2019: 19 visas; FY2020: 10 visas; FY2021: 33 visas; FY2022: 53 visas; FY2023: 43 visas; FY2024: 70 visas; FY2025: 87 visas; FY2026: 11 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 87 visas (+24% on FY2024). That's 190% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026310Down 70%
January 202646Down 33%
December 202530
November 202506Down 100%
October 202518Down 88%
September 202554Up 25%
August 2025814Down 43%
July 202585Up 60%
June 2025125Up 140%
May 2025143Up 367%
April 2025210Down 80%
March 202583Up 167%
February 2025102Up 400%
January 202567Down 14%
December 20240–
November 20246–
October 20248–
September 20244–
August 202414–
July 20245–
June 20245–
May 20243–
April 202410–
March 20243–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Ethiopia

How many H-4 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

5555

About flat, 0%vs 55 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (0%). But the last 3 months ran 23% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5
Busiest month
14
May 2025
Latest month
2
Feb 2026Down 75%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 55

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 55

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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
4.2%
12%

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

Busiest: August 2022: 14 visas

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In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    49

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    47

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 4.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    64

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 36%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    4

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 69%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 64 visas (+36% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 69% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202628Down 75%
January 202625Down 60%
December 202560
November 202506Down 100%
October 202506Down 100%
September 202514Down 75%
August 2025311Down 73%
July 202551Up 400%
June 2025124Up 200%
May 2025140
April 2025210Down 80%
March 202580
February 202581Up 700%
January 202554Up 25%
December 202404Down 100%
November 202463Up 100%
October 2024610Down 40%
September 202444About flat, 0%
August 2024113Up 267%
July 202412Down 50%
June 202442Up 100%
May 202403Down 100%
April 2024106Up 67%
March 202400

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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