Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Budapest, and its share of everything issued in Hungary.
Visas issued at Budapest, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
3,3033,303
Down 15% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 33% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.9k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.3k
Visas issued at Budapest each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: October 2024: 454 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
3.4k
Jan – Dec 2023
3.8k
Jan – Dec 2024
3.6k
Jan – Dec 2025
435
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 3,575 visas (−5.6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 236 | 327 | Down 28% |
| January 2026 | 199 | 380 | Down 48% |
| December 2025 | 203 | 251 | Down 19% |
| November 2025 | 208 | 314 | Down 34% |
| October 2025 | 252 | 454 | Down 44% |
| September 2025 | 306 | 317 | Down 3.5% |
| August 2025 | 305 | 291 | Up 4.8% |
| July 2025 | 290 | 285 | About flat, 1.8% |
| June 2025 | 282 | 306 | Down 7.8% |
| May 2025 | 304 | 322 | Down 5.6% |
| April 2025 | 370 | 291 | Up 27% |
| March 2025 | 348 | 366 | Down 4.9% |
| February 2025 | 327 | 288 | Up 14% |
| January 2025 | 380 | 302 | Up 26% |
| December 2024 | 251 | 120 | Up 109% |
| November 2024 | 314 | 273 | Up 15% |
| October 2024 | 454 | 294 | Up 54% |
| September 2024 | 317 | 290 | Up 9.3% |
| August 2024 | 291 | 316 | Down 7.9% |
| July 2024 | 285 | 261 | Up 9.2% |
| June 2024 | 306 | 331 | Down 7.6% |
| May 2024 | 322 | 336 | Down 4.2% |
| April 2024 | 291 | 256 | Up 14% |
| March 2024 | 366 | 329 | Up 11% |
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 Hungary
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