Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Skopje, and its share of everything issued in North Macedonia.
Visas issued at Skopje, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
3,9103,910
Down 15% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 26% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.6k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.9k
Visas issued at Skopje each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2023: 667 visas
In 2023–2025, February was typically the busiest month and August the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
4.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
4.6k
Jan – Dec 2024
4.1k
Jan – Dec 2025
585
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 4,126 visas (−9.4% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 347 | 412 | Down 16% |
| January 2026 | 238 | 389 | Down 39% |
| December 2025 | 319 | 417 | Down 24% |
| November 2025 | 318 | 452 | Down 30% |
| October 2025 | 368 | 427 | Down 14% |
| September 2025 | 432 | 375 | Up 15% |
| August 2025 | 287 | 344 | Down 17% |
| July 2025 | 254 | 359 | Down 29% |
| June 2025 | 201 | 377 | Down 47% |
| May 2025 | 360 | 370 | About flat, 2.7% |
| April 2025 | 434 | 353 | Up 23% |
| March 2025 | 352 | 313 | Up 12% |
| February 2025 | 412 | 400 | Up 3% |
| January 2025 | 389 | 367 | Up 6% |
| December 2024 | 417 | 285 | Up 46% |
| November 2024 | 452 | 392 | Up 15% |
| October 2024 | 427 | 281 | Up 52% |
| September 2024 | 375 | 280 | Up 34% |
| August 2024 | 344 | 352 | About flat, 2.3% |
| July 2024 | 359 | 477 | Down 25% |
| June 2024 | 377 | 530 | Down 29% |
| May 2024 | 370 | 505 | Down 27% |
| April 2024 | 353 | 329 | Up 7.3% |
| March 2024 | 313 | 667 | Down 53% |
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 North Macedonia
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