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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Latvia

How many US visas nationals of Latvia are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Latvia issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Latvia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,1492,149

Down 20%vs 2,685 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
179
Busiest month
265
Apr 2025
Latest month
123
Feb 2026Down 15%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.1k

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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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Latvia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 21%

    526

    24% of the total, last 12 months

    526 visas in the last 12 months, 670 in the 12 months before

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 45%

    464

    22% of the total, last 12 months

    464 visas in the last 12 months, 848 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 9.7%

    290

    13% of the total, last 12 months

    290 visas in the last 12 months, 321 in the 12 months before

  • NATO-2

    Up 19%

    242

    11% of the total, last 12 months

    242 visas in the last 12 months, 204 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Up 13%

    143

    6.7% of the total, last 12 months

    143 visas in the last 12 months, 126 in the 12 months before

  • A-2

    Foreign government officials

    Down 37%

    59

    2.7% of the total, last 12 months

    59 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • L-12.2% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    48About flat, 0%
    48 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before
  • E-22% of total

    Treaty investors

    43Up 48%
    43 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before
  • O-11.7% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    36Up 80%
    36 visas in the last 12 months, 20 in the 12 months before
  • P-11.4% of total

    Athletes and entertainment groups

    31Up 3.3%
    31 visas in the last 12 months, 30 in the 12 months before
  • B-11.3% of total

    Business visitors

    28Up 300%
    28 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before
  • L-21.2% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    26Down 42%
    26 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before

C-1/D visas made up 24% of the visas issued to nationals of Latvia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 45% and C-1/D fell 21% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Latvia

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Riga100% of the country
    3.2kDown 30%
    3,241 visas in the last 12 months, 4,655 in the 12 months before

Together they issued 3,241 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Latvia above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Latvia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
4%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: July 2024: 323 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, April was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    2.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    2.2k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 22%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    274

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 4.5%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 2,162 visas (−22% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 4.5% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Latvia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026123145Down 15%
January 2026151142Up 6.3%
December 2025150127Up 18%
November 202580118Down 32%
October 2025152188Down 19%
September 2025153205Down 25%
August 2025228256Down 11%
July 2025225323Down 30%
June 2025245313Down 22%
May 2025186283Down 34%
April 2025265312Down 15%
March 2025191273Down 30%
February 2025145198Down 27%
January 2025142192Down 26%
December 2024127155Down 18%
November 2024118134Down 12%
October 2024188214Down 12%
September 2024205179Up 15%
August 2024256224Up 14%
July 2024323180Up 79%
June 2024313211Up 48%
May 2024283250Up 13%
April 2024312174Up 79%
March 2024273256Up 6.6%

Look up a visa type for Latvia

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.