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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Madagascar

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Madagascar

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

Visas issued to nationals of Madagascar, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,1441,144

Down 20%vs 1,423 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 38% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
95
Busiest month
151
Jun 2025
Latest month
60
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.1k

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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

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.

05001k1.5k2k
931
1.1k
1.1k
1.2k
Pre-COVID peak1.4k
497
44
851
1.4k
Highest1.5k
1.3k
304
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 931 visas; FY2016: 1,122 visas; FY2017: 1,086 visas; FY2018: 1,194 visas; FY2019: 1,430 visas; FY2020: 497 visas; FY2021: 44 visas; FY2022: 851 visas; FY2023: 1,357 visas; FY2024: 1,451 visas; FY2025: 1,326 visas; FY2026: 304 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,326 visas (−8.6% on FY2024). That's 7.3% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 37% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Madagascar
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266082Down 27%
January 20264896Down 50%
December 202583131Down 37%
November 20255275Down 31%
October 202561102Down 40%
September 20258385About flat, 2.4%
August 2025145156Down 7.1%
July 202551181Down 72%
June 2025151138Up 9.4%
May 2025129137Down 5.8%
April 2025136128Up 6.3%
March 2025145112Up 29%
February 202582–
January 202596–
December 2024131–
November 202475–
October 2024102–
September 202485–
August 2024156–
July 2024181–
June 2024138–
May 2024137–
April 2024128–
March 2024112–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Madagascar

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

Visas issued in Madagascar, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,0791,079

Down 27%vs 1,471 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 41% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
90
Busiest month
146
Aug 2025
Latest month
44
Feb 2026Down 46%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.1k

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Madagascar each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.8%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 193 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and November 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

    1.5k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0.4%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.2k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 22%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    88

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 49%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,162 visas (−22% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 49% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Madagascar
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264482Down 46%
January 20264489Down 51%
December 202585124Down 31%
November 20254878Down 38%
October 202550104Down 52%
September 202582102Down 20%
August 2025146181Down 19%
July 202548193Down 75%
June 2025128125About flat, 2.4%
May 2025127151Down 16%
April 2025140132Up 6.1%
March 2025137110Up 25%
February 20258297Down 15%
January 20258986Up 3.5%
December 2024124112Up 11%
November 202478117Down 33%
October 2024104109Down 4.6%
September 2024102143Down 29%
August 2024181187Down 3.2%
July 202419346Up 320%
June 2024125176Down 29%
May 2024151166Down 9%
April 2024132191Down 31%
March 202411073Up 51%

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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