Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Tel Aviv, and its share of everything issued in Israel.
Visas issued at Tel Aviv, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
19,10919,109
Down 33% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 28k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 19k
Every US consulate in Israel: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Tel Aviv issued 87% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Israel in the last 12 months, up from 77% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Tel Aviv each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2023: 17,629 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
128k
Jan – Dec 2023
29k
Jan – Dec 2024
20k
Jan – Dec 2025
2.9k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 20,049 visas (−31% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 24% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1,423 | 1,890 | Down 25% |
| January 2026 | 1,510 | 1,983 | Down 24% |
| December 2025 | 1,256 | 1,680 | Down 25% |
| November 2025 | 1,368 | 1,762 | Down 22% |
| October 2025 | 1,571 | 2,161 | Down 27% |
| September 2025 | 1,750 | 2,571 | Down 32% |
| August 2025 | 1,932 | 2,626 | Down 26% |
| July 2025 | 1,907 | 2,729 | Down 30% |
| June 2025 | 782 | 2,354 | Down 67% |
| May 2025 | 1,879 | 3,253 | Down 42% |
| April 2025 | 1,785 | 2,543 | Down 30% |
| March 2025 | 1,946 | 2,803 | Down 31% |
| February 2025 | 1,890 | 2,415 | Down 22% |
| January 2025 | 1,983 | 2,051 | Down 3.3% |
| December 2024 | 1,680 | 1,680 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 1,762 | 1,457 | Up 21% |
| October 2024 | 2,161 | 3,130 | Down 31% |
| September 2024 | 2,571 | 10,527 | Down 76% |
| August 2024 | 2,626 | 13,940 | Down 81% |
| July 2024 | 2,729 | 12,559 | Down 78% |
| June 2024 | 2,354 | 14,381 | Down 84% |
| May 2024 | 3,253 | 14,452 | Down 77% |
| April 2024 | 2,543 | 9,286 | Down 73% |
| March 2024 | 2,803 | 17,629 | Down 84% |
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 Israel
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