Official US State Department data
How many F-2 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
7878
Down 23% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 43% below the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Israel: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Tel Aviv issued 86% of the F-2 visas issued in Israel in the last 12 months, up from 84% 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: June 2023: 31 visas
In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
107
Jan – Dec 2023
95
Jan – Dec 2024
84
Jan – Dec 2025
1
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 84 visas (−12% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 86% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1 | 3 | Down 67% |
| January 2026 | 0 | 4 | Down 100% |
| December 2025 | 7 | 7 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| October 2025 | 2 | 4 | Down 50% |
| September 2025 | 5 | 2 | Up 150% |
| August 2025 | 10 | 8 | Up 25% |
| July 2025 | 16 | 20 | Down 20% |
| June 2025 | 8 | 22 | Down 64% |
| May 2025 | 8 | 17 | Down 53% |
| April 2025 | 12 | 8 | Up 50% |
| March 2025 | 5 | 6 | Down 17% |
| February 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| January 2025 | 4 | 1 | Up 300% |
| December 2024 | 7 | 7 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| October 2024 | 4 | 4 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2024 | 2 | 5 | Down 60% |
| August 2024 | 8 | 4 | Up 100% |
| July 2024 | 20 | 10 | Up 100% |
| June 2024 | 22 | 31 | Down 29% |
| May 2024 | 17 | 17 | About flat, 0% |
| April 2024 | 8 | 13 | Down 38% |
| March 2024 | 6 | 7 | Down 14% |
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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