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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Italy

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Italy

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

Visas issued to nationals of Italy, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

10,99210,992

Down 20%vs 13,810 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 42% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
916
Busiest month
1.4k
Mar 2025
Latest month
598
Feb 2026Down 57%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

05001k1.5k2k
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.

05k10k15k20k
3.9k
9.7k
Pre-COVID peak9.9k
8.8k
8k
3.6k
501
5k
13k
Highest13k
13k
3.9k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 3,855 visas; FY2016: 9,728 visas; FY2017: 9,860 visas; FY2018: 8,845 visas; FY2019: 7,991 visas; FY2020: 3,626 visas; FY2021: 501 visas; FY2022: 5,008 visas; FY2023: 12,507 visas; FY2024: 13,280 visas; FY2025: 12,751 visas; FY2026: 3,937 visas so far.

FY2025 had 12,751 visas (−4% on FY2024). That's 29% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Italy
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265981,395Down 57%
January 20266891,294Down 47%
December 2025718796Down 9.8%
November 2025737917Down 20%
October 20251,1951,294Down 7.7%
September 20251,0071,182Down 15%
August 20257061,080Down 35%
July 20251,0951,270Down 14%
June 2025894844Up 5.9%
May 20259091,286Down 29%
April 20251,0311,142Down 9.7%
March 20251,4131,310Up 7.9%
February 20251,395–
January 20251,294–
December 2024796–
November 2024917–
October 20241,294–
September 20241,182–
August 20241,080–
July 20241,270–
June 2024844–
May 20241,286–
April 20241,142–
March 20241,310–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Italy

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

Visas issued in Italy, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

16,79716,797

Down 27%vs 23,128 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 58% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.4k
Busiest month
2.4k
Mar 2025
Latest month
705
Feb 2026Down 72%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 23k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 17k

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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
  • Rome41% of total
    6.9kDown 17%
    6,892 visas in the last 12 months, 8,344 in the 12 months before
  • Milan39% of total
    6.6kDown 38%
    6,613 visas in the last 12 months, 10,591 in the 12 months before
  • Naples12% of total
    2.1kAbout flat, 1.8%
    2,060 visas in the last 12 months, 2,023 in the 12 months before
  • Florence7.3% of total
    1.2kDown 43%
    1,232 visas in the last 12 months, 2,170 in the 12 months before

Rome issues the most: 41% of the total. Florence issued 43% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Italy each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.8%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 2,825 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

    22k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    21k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 2.8%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.6%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.7k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 66%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 20,023 visas (−6.6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 66% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Italy
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20267052,519Down 72%
January 20269602,372Down 60%
December 20259231,327Down 30%
November 20251,0531,539Down 32%
October 20251,7612,268Down 22%
September 20251,5182,001Down 24%
August 20251,1091,849Down 40%
July 20251,6071,919Down 16%
June 20251,3981,273Up 9.8%
May 20251,4982,062Down 27%
April 20251,8631,979Down 5.9%
March 20252,4022,020Up 19%
February 20252,5191,743Up 45%
January 20252,3721,458Up 63%
December 20241,3271,437Down 7.7%
November 20241,5391,984Down 22%
October 20242,2681,821Up 25%
September 20242,0011,760Up 14%
August 20241,8491,485Up 25%
July 20241,9191,561Up 23%
June 20241,2731,795Down 29%
May 20242,0621,987Up 3.8%
April 20241,9791,349Up 47%
March 20242,0202,825Down 28%

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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