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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Israel

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Israel

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

Visas issued to nationals of Israel, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

19,28819,288

Down 27%vs 26,400 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 12% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.6k
Busiest month
1.9k
Aug 2025
Latest month
1.5k
Feb 2026Down 12%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 26k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 19k

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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.

050k100k150k200k250k
137k
168k
163k
Pre-COVID peak169k
164k
76k
51k
125k
Highest174k
30k
20k
7.6k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 137,439 visas; FY2016: 168,136 visas; FY2017: 163,495 visas; FY2018: 169,415 visas; FY2019: 164,468 visas; FY2020: 75,632 visas; FY2021: 50,515 visas; FY2022: 125,309 visas; FY2023: 174,427 visas; FY2024: 30,481 visas; FY2025: 19,866 visas; FY2026: 7,577 visas so far.

FY2025 had 19,866 visas (−35% on FY2024). That's 88% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 7.1% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Israel
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,5261,740Down 12%
January 20261,5821,822Down 13%
December 20251,3141,462Down 10%
November 20251,4541,393Up 4.4%
October 20251,7011,738About flat, 2.1%
September 20251,8152,167Down 16%
August 20251,9152,263Down 15%
July 20251,9092,427Down 21%
June 20258542,311Down 63%
May 20251,6683,277Down 49%
April 20251,7022,810Down 39%
March 20251,8482,990Down 38%
February 20251,740–
January 20251,822–
December 20241,462–
November 20241,393–
October 20241,738–
September 20242,167–
August 20242,263–
July 20242,427–
June 20242,311–
May 20243,277–
April 20242,810–
March 20242,990–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Israel

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

Visas issued in Israel, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

21,84021,840

Down 41%vs 36,789 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.8k
Busiest month
2.4k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.5k
Feb 2026Down 37%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 37k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 22k

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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

Where visas are issued

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Tel Aviv87% of total
    19kDown 33%
    19,109 visas in the last 12 months, 28,355 in the 12 months before
  • Jerusalem13% of total
    2.7kDown 68%
    2,731 visas in the last 12 months, 8,434 in the 12 months before

Tel Aviv issues the most: 87% of the total. Jerusalem issued 68% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Israel each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
4.3%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 19,864 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    146k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    38k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 74%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    24k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 37%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 39%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 23,782 visas (−37% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Israel
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,4772,346Down 37%
January 20261,5662,639Down 41%
December 20251,3462,217Down 39%
November 20251,5562,196Down 29%
October 20251,7382,727Down 36%
September 20251,9153,179Down 40%
August 20252,1293,364Down 37%
July 20252,4153,477Down 31%
June 20251,0293,074Down 67%
May 20252,2004,429Down 50%
April 20252,1303,309Down 36%
March 20252,3393,832Down 39%
February 20252,3463,150Down 26%
January 20252,6392,896Down 8.9%
December 20242,2171,982Up 12%
November 20242,1961,651Up 33%
October 20242,7273,725Down 27%
September 20243,17911,825Down 73%
August 20243,36415,636Down 78%
July 20243,47714,291Down 76%
June 20243,07416,396Down 81%
May 20244,42916,960Down 74%
April 20243,30910,554Down 69%
March 20243,83219,864Down 81%

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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