Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Riga, and its share of everything issued in Latvia.
Visas issued at Riga, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,3311,331
Down 48% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.6k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.3k
Visas issued at Riga each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2024: 374 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
3k
Jan – Dec 2023
3k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.5k
Jan – Dec 2025
133
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,467 visas (−51% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 51% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 49 | 124 | Down 60% |
| January 2026 | 84 | 145 | Down 42% |
| December 2025 | 96 | 154 | Down 38% |
| November 2025 | 66 | 117 | Down 44% |
| October 2025 | 109 | 185 | Down 41% |
| September 2025 | 119 | 154 | Down 23% |
| August 2025 | 195 | 161 | Up 21% |
| July 2025 | 125 | 198 | Down 37% |
| June 2025 | 96 | 329 | Down 71% |
| May 2025 | 107 | 312 | Down 66% |
| April 2025 | 133 | 314 | Down 58% |
| March 2025 | 152 | 374 | Down 59% |
| February 2025 | 124 | 359 | Down 65% |
| January 2025 | 145 | 361 | Down 60% |
| December 2024 | 154 | 234 | Down 34% |
| November 2024 | 117 | 240 | Down 51% |
| October 2024 | 185 | 295 | Down 37% |
| September 2024 | 154 | 254 | Down 39% |
| August 2024 | 161 | 370 | Down 56% |
| July 2024 | 198 | 200 | About flat, 1% |
| June 2024 | 329 | 252 | Up 31% |
| May 2024 | 312 | 196 | Up 59% |
| April 2024 | 314 | 237 | Up 32% |
| March 2024 | 374 | 267 | Up 40% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Latvia
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