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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Mali

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

Data through December 2025

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Mali

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

Visas issued to nationals of Mali, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

2,0032,003

Down 28%vs 2,786 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 58% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
167
Busiest month
313
Jan 2025
Latest month
53
Dec 2025Down 83%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2k

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Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

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.

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1.6k
2.1k
1.8k
2.3k
Pre-COVID peak2.3k
1k
295
1.3k
2.3k
Highest2.5k
2.5k
335
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,637 visas; FY2016: 2,082 visas; FY2017: 1,804 visas; FY2018: 2,278 visas; FY2019: 2,282 visas; FY2020: 1,048 visas; FY2021: 295 visas; FY2022: 1,301 visas; FY2023: 2,320 visas; FY2024: 2,531 visas; FY2025: 2,460 visas; FY2026: 335 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,460 visas (−2.8% on FY2024). That's 7.8% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 58% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Mali
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 202553306Down 83%
November 202558139Down 58%
October 2025224347Down 35%
September 2025121216Down 44%
August 2025205208About flat, 1.4%
July 2025199229Down 13%
June 202541186Down 78%
May 2025192278Down 31%
April 2025263161Up 63%
March 2025234257Down 8.9%
February 2025100308Down 68%
January 2025313151Up 107%
December 2024306–
November 2024139–
October 2024347–
September 2024216–
August 2024208–
July 2024229–
June 2024186–
May 2024278–
April 2024161–
March 2024257–
February 2024308–
January 2024151–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Mali

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

Visas issued in Mali, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1,5161,516

Down 37%vs 2,388 in the 12 months before

Down 37% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 67% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
126
Busiest month
280
Jan 2025
Latest month
24
Dec 2025Down 91%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.5k

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Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Mali each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
11%
4.9%

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

Busiest: October 2024: 318 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.8k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2.4k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 34%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 37%vs 2024

2025 had 1,516 visas (−37% on 2024).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Mali
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 202524279Down 91%
November 20252194Down 78%
October 2025180318Down 43%
September 202563202Down 69%
August 2025170184Down 7.6%
July 2025147185Down 21%
June 202519168Down 89%
May 2025156262Down 40%
April 2025225121Up 86%
March 2025188232Down 19%
February 202543256Down 83%
January 202528087Up 222%
December 2024279103Up 171%
November 202494166Down 43%
October 2024318154Up 106%
September 2024202172Up 17%
August 2024184143Up 29%
July 2024185162Up 14%
June 2024168164About flat, 2.4%
May 2024262184Up 42%
April 2024121144Down 16%
March 2024232149Up 56%
February 2024256119Up 115%
January 202487120Down 28%

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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