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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for the United Kingdom

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of the United Kingdom are issued, and what each US consulate in the United Kingdom issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of the United Kingdom, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

23,45523,455

Down 16%vs 27,880 in the 12 months before

Down 16% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2k
Busiest month
2.5k
Oct 2025
Latest month
2.4k
Feb 2026Up 4.3%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 28k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 23k

01k2k3k4k
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.

010k20k30k40k
2.4k
17k
Highest33k
32k
23k
11k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 2,380 visas; FY2022: 16,962 visas; FY2023: 32,832 visas; FY2024: 32,348 visas; FY2025: 23,344 visas; FY2026: 11,439 visas so far.

FY2025 had 23,344 visas (−28% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is level with the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,3682,271Up 4.3%
January 20262,2032,460Down 10%
December 20252,1861,688Up 30%
November 20252,1782,042Up 6.7%
October 20252,5042,867Down 13%
September 20251,8533,061Down 39%
August 20251,1953,596Down 67%
July 20251,3382,294Down 42%
June 20251,6651,680About flat, 0.9%
May 20251,6121,658About flat, 2.8%
April 20252,2022,109Up 4.4%
March 20252,1512,154About flat, 0.1%
February 20252,271–
January 20252,460–
December 20241,688–
November 20242,042–
October 20242,867–
September 20243,061–
August 20243,596–
July 20242,294–
June 20241,680–
May 20241,658–
April 20242,109–
March 20242,154–

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 the United Kingdom who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for the United Kingdom.

B1/B2 visas issued in the United Kingdom

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in the United Kingdom issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

73,49173,491

Down 26%vs 98,911 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
6.1k
Busiest month
8.9k
Mar 2025
Latest month
6.6k
Feb 2026Down 26%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 99k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 73k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • London95% of total
    70kDown 26%
    69,891 visas in the last 12 months, 95,054 in the 12 months before
  • Belfast4.9% of total
    3.6kDown 6.7%
    3,600 visas in the last 12 months, 3,857 in the 12 months before

London issues the most: 95% of the total. London issued 26% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in the United Kingdom each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.9%

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

Busiest: January 2025: 10,917 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and July the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    96k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    96k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0.2%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    80k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 16%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    13k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 35%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 80,432 visas (−16% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 35% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266,5748,939Down 26%
January 20266,34110,917Down 42%
December 20255,8147,303Down 20%
November 20256,8778,962Down 23%
October 20258,20810,338Down 21%
September 20255,4349,416Down 42%
August 20253,2118,376Down 62%
July 20252,6616,722Down 60%
June 20255,9896,302Down 5%
May 20256,1096,424Down 4.9%
April 20257,3627,922Down 7.1%
March 20258,9117,290Up 22%
February 20258,9397,898Up 13%
January 202510,9178,735Up 25%
December 20247,3035,007Up 46%
November 20248,9627,592Up 18%
October 202410,3387,443Up 39%
September 20249,4166,913Up 36%
August 20248,3767,790Up 7.5%
July 20246,7227,100Down 5.3%
June 20246,3029,853Down 36%
May 20246,4248,890Down 28%
April 20247,9227,647Up 3.6%
March 20247,2909,981Down 27%

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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