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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Iceland

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Iceland

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

Visas issued to nationals of Iceland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

486486

Down 36%vs 756 in the 12 months before

Down 36% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 66% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
41
Busiest month
135
Mar 2025
Latest month
45
Feb 2026Down 76%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 756

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 486

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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.

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700
876
Pre-COVID peak967
842
426
111
23
541
927
717
676
168
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 700 visas; FY2016: 876 visas; FY2017: 967 visas; FY2018: 842 visas; FY2019: 426 visas; FY2020: 111 visas; FY2021: 23 visas; FY2022: 541 visas; FY2023: 927 visas; FY2024: 717 visas; FY2025: 676 visas; FY2026: 168 visas so far.

FY2025 had 676 visas (−5.7% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 53% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Iceland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202645189Down 76%
January 20263974Down 47%
December 20251426Down 46%
November 20253033Down 9.1%
October 20254036Up 11%
September 20252327Down 15%
August 20252538Down 34%
July 20252329Down 21%
June 20252317Up 35%
May 20254452Down 15%
April 202545166Down 73%
March 202513569Up 96%
February 2025189–
January 202574–
December 202426–
November 202433–
October 202436–
September 202427–
August 202438–
July 202429–
June 202417–
May 202452–
April 2024166–
March 202469–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Iceland

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

Visas issued in Iceland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

770770

Down 39%vs 1,262 in the 12 months before

Down 39% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 66% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
64
Busiest month
179
Mar 2025
Latest month
52
Feb 2026Down 78%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.3k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 770

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Iceland each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
17%
4.1%

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

Busiest: May 2022: 276 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.5k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 20%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    998

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 15%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    107

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 68%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 998 visas (−15% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 68% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Iceland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202652236Down 78%
January 20265599Down 44%
December 20252961Down 52%
November 20254980Down 39%
October 202558103Down 44%
September 20254057Down 30%
August 20254689Down 48%
July 202545100Down 55%
June 20254142About flat, 2.4%
May 20257674About flat, 2.7%
April 2025100215Down 53%
March 2025179106Up 69%
February 2025236147Up 61%
January 20259996Up 3.1%
December 20246162About flat, 1.6%
November 202480138Down 42%
October 2024103104About flat, 1%
September 20245762Down 8.1%
August 202489131Down 32%
July 202410054Up 85%
June 202442119Down 65%
May 202474138Down 46%
April 2024215193Up 11%
March 2024106214Down 50%

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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