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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for Israel

How many L-2 visas nationals of Israel are issued, and what each US consulate in Israel issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

L-2 visas issued to nationals of Israel

Every L-2 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

1,6871,687

Down 14%vs 1,969 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 39% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
141
Busiest month
323
Jul 2025
Latest month
67
Feb 2026Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.7k

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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.

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
Pre-COVID peak2k
1.3k
1.5k
1.5k
1.6k
1.9k
1.6k
1.4k
1.2k
452
842
1.3k
1.1k
1.9k
1.8k
377
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,953 visas; FY2012: 1,322 visas; FY2013: 1,451 visas; FY2014: 1,457 visas; FY2015: 1,562 visas; FY2016: 1,868 visas; FY2017: 1,606 visas; FY2018: 1,354 visas; FY2019: 1,175 visas; FY2020: 452 visas; FY2021: 842 visas; FY2022: 1,328 visas; FY2023: 1,073 visas; FY2024: 1,871 visas; FY2025: 1,845 visas; FY2026: 377 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,845 visas (−1.4% on FY2024). That's 5.5% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Israel
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266789Down 25%
January 202632143Down 78%
December 2025104102About flat, 2%
November 202586104Down 17%
October 20258897Down 9.3%
September 2025116165Down 30%
August 2025198164Up 21%
July 2025323364Down 11%
June 202596223Down 57%
May 2025203147Up 38%
April 2025209167Up 25%
March 2025165204Down 19%
February 202589–
January 2025143–
December 2024102–
November 2024104–
October 202497–
September 2024165–
August 2024164–
July 2024364–
June 2024223–
May 2024147–
April 2024167–
March 2024204–

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.

L-2 visas issued in Israel

How many L-2 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

1,6571,657

Down 14%vs 1,919 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 37% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
138
Busiest month
308
Jul 2025
Latest month
66
Feb 2026Down 26%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.9k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.7k

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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 Aviv99% of total
    1.6kDown 9%
    1,640 visas in the last 12 months, 1,803 in the 12 months before
  • Jerusalem1% of total
    17Down 85%
    17 visas in the last 12 months, 116 in the 12 months before

Tel Aviv issues the most: 99% of the total. Jerusalem issued 85% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Israel each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
17%
4.4%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 366 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.9k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 69%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.8k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    98

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 56%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,782 visas (−6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 56% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Israel
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266689Down 26%
January 202632134Down 76%
December 2025106100Up 6%
November 20258692Down 6.5%
October 20258696Down 10%
September 2025113162Down 30%
August 2025198155Up 28%
July 2025308366Down 16%
June 202591222Down 59%
May 2025201149Up 35%
April 2025209154Up 36%
March 2025161200Down 20%
February 202589104Down 14%
January 202513496Up 40%
December 202410094Up 6.4%
November 20249266Up 39%
October 20249638Up 153%
September 202416258Up 179%
August 2024155107Up 45%
July 2024366163Up 125%
June 2024222157Up 41%
May 2024149100Up 49%
April 202415481Up 90%
March 2024200112Up 79%

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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