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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Guatemala

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Guatemala

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

Visas issued to nationals of Guatemala, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

117,917117,917

Up 25%vs 94,644 in the 12 months before

Up 25% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
9.8k
Busiest month
16k
Oct 2025
Latest month
9.6k
Feb 2026About flat, 2.4%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 95k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 118k

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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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49k
Pre-COVID peak52k
41k
37k
42k
22k
13k
50k
73k
82k
Highest105k
57k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 48,735 visas; FY2016: 52,326 visas; FY2017: 41,055 visas; FY2018: 37,262 visas; FY2019: 42,179 visas; FY2020: 22,113 visas; FY2021: 12,542 visas; FY2022: 50,452 visas; FY2023: 73,216 visas; FY2024: 81,945 visas; FY2025: 105,381 visas; FY2026: 56,513 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 105,381 visas (+29% on FY2024). That's 101% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 29% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Guatemala
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20269,5979,369About flat, 2.4%
January 20268,98310,016Down 10%
December 202510,6288,831Up 20%
November 202511,4978,539Up 35%
October 202515,8087,222Up 119%
September 20257,4918,000Down 6.4%
August 20256,0947,860Down 22%
July 20255,7487,170Down 20%
June 20258,1966,517Up 26%
May 202510,3497,352Up 41%
April 202511,8187,522Up 57%
March 202511,7086,246Up 87%
February 20259,369–
January 202510,016–
December 20248,831–
November 20248,539–
October 20247,222–
September 20248,000–
August 20247,860–
July 20247,170–
June 20246,517–
May 20247,352–
April 20247,522–
March 20246,246–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Guatemala

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

Visas issued in Guatemala, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

117,819117,819

Up 25%vs 94,370 in the 12 months before

Up 25% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
9.8k
Busiest month
16k
Oct 2025
Latest month
9.6k
Feb 2026Up 3.1%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 94k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 118k

05k10k15k20k
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 Guatemala each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.3%
10%

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

Busiest: October 2025: 15,772 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    73k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    86k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 18%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    118k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 38%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    19k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 3.5%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 118,489 visas (+38% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 3.5% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Guatemala
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20269,6309,340Up 3.1%
January 20269,0249,984Down 9.6%
December 202510,6778,857Up 21%
November 202511,5458,549Up 35%
October 202515,7727,142Up 121%
September 20257,4467,986Down 6.8%
August 20256,0457,837Down 23%
July 20255,6967,141Down 20%
June 20258,1706,469Up 26%
May 202510,3357,340Up 41%
April 202511,8017,480Up 58%
March 202511,6786,245Up 87%
February 20259,3405,245Up 78%
January 20259,9845,705Up 75%
December 20248,8577,014Up 26%
November 20248,5496,875Up 24%
October 20247,1426,420Up 11%
September 20247,9866,624Up 21%
August 20247,8378,083Down 3%
July 20247,1415,031Up 42%
June 20246,4695,948Up 8.8%
May 20247,3405,823Up 26%
April 20247,4805,006Up 49%
March 20246,2456,257About flat, 0.2%

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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