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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Kuwait

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Kuwait

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

Visas issued to nationals of Kuwait, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

6,9456,945

Down 38%vs 11,284 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
579
Busiest month
1k
Apr 2025
Latest month
380
Feb 2026Down 41%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 11k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.9k

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.

010k20k30k40k
Pre-COVID peak27k
27k
15k
17k
18k
6.1k
5.3k
16k
16k
12k
7.9k
2.3k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 26,866 visas; FY2016: 26,724 visas; FY2017: 15,412 visas; FY2018: 17,471 visas; FY2019: 17,604 visas; FY2020: 6,146 visas; FY2021: 5,306 visas; FY2022: 16,140 visas; FY2023: 16,052 visas; FY2024: 12,202 visas; FY2025: 7,949 visas; FY2026: 2,290 visas so far.

FY2025 had 7,949 visas (−35% on FY2024). That's 70% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). 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 Kuwait
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026380641Down 41%
January 2026481641Down 25%
December 2025464621Down 25%
November 2025527562Down 6.2%
October 2025438829Down 47%
September 2025559915Down 39%
August 20254811,001Down 52%
July 20257441,397Down 47%
June 20254661,029Down 55%
May 20255921,540Down 62%
April 20251,0441,125Down 7.2%
March 2025769983Down 22%
February 2025641–
January 2025641–
December 2024621–
November 2024562–
October 2024829–
September 2024915–
August 20241,001–
July 20241,397–
June 20241,029–
May 20241,540–
April 20241,125–
March 2024983–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Kuwait

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

Visas issued in Kuwait, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

10,98210,982

Down 41%vs 18,750 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
915
Busiest month
1.6k
Apr 2025
Latest month
641
Feb 2026Down 44%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
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 Kuwait each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.5%

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

Busiest: November 2022: 2,904 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    23k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    19k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 16%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    12k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 37%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 43%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 12,028 visas (−37% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Kuwait
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266411,151Down 44%
January 20267351,271Down 42%
December 20257501,251Down 40%
November 20258461,060Down 20%
October 20256861,595Down 57%
September 20259011,542Down 42%
August 20256821,609Down 58%
July 20251,1122,062Down 46%
June 20257641,581Down 52%
May 20259902,314Down 57%
April 20251,6211,703Down 4.8%
March 20251,2541,611Down 22%
February 20251,1511,102Up 4.4%
January 20251,2711,705Down 25%
December 20241,251876Up 43%
November 20241,0601,293Down 18%
October 20241,5951,848Down 14%
September 20241,5421,618Down 4.7%
August 20241,6092,301Down 30%
July 20242,0622,306Down 11%
June 20241,5812,095Down 25%
May 20242,3142,725Down 15%
April 20241,7031,970Down 14%
March 20241,6112,213Down 27%

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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