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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Mauritania

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

Data through January 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Mauritania

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

Visas issued to nationals of Mauritania, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

595595

Down 15%vs 696 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
50
Busiest month
112
Jan 2025
Latest month
7
Dec 2025Down 89%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 696

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 595

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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.

05001k1.5k2k
1.1k
1.1k
618
445
Pre-COVID peak1.6k
447
183
397
699
595
752
88
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,114 visas; FY2016: 1,136 visas; FY2017: 618 visas; FY2018: 445 visas; FY2019: 1,579 visas; FY2020: 447 visas; FY2021: 183 visas; FY2022: 397 visas; FY2023: 699 visas; FY2024: 595 visas; FY2025: 752 visas; FY2026: 88 visas so far.

FY2025 had 752 visas (+26% on FY2024). That's 52% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 64% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Mauritania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 2025765Down 89%
November 2025181Down 99%
October 20258099Down 19%
September 20252790Down 70%
August 20252438Down 37%
July 20257048Up 46%
June 20254529Up 55%
May 20254249Down 14%
April 20255258Down 10%
March 20257355Up 33%
February 20256241Up 51%
January 202511243Up 160%
December 202465–
November 202481–
October 202499–
September 202490–
August 202438–
July 202448–
June 202429–
May 202449–
April 202458–
March 202455–
February 202441–
January 202443–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Mauritania

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

Visas issued in Mauritania, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

427427

Down 30%vs 609 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 93% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
36
Busiest month
71
Oct 2025
Latest month
6
Jan 2026Down 94%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 609

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 427

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Mauritania each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
14%
4.4%

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

Busiest: January 2025: 95 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    462

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    550

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 19%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    516

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.2%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    6

    Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months

    Down 94%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 516 visas (−6.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 94% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Mauritania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 2026695Down 94%
December 2025653Down 89%
November 2025378Down 96%
October 20257183Down 14%
September 20252480Down 70%
August 20252126Down 19%
July 20255936Up 64%
June 2025459Up 400%
May 20253530Up 17%
April 20254948About flat, 2.1%
March 20255935Up 69%
February 20254936Up 36%
January 20259536Up 164%
December 20245345Up 18%
November 20247826Up 200%
October 20248320Up 315%
September 20248035Up 129%
August 20242649Down 47%
July 20243626Up 38%
June 2024934Down 74%
May 2024305Up 500%
April 20244844Up 9.1%
March 20243546Down 24%
February 20243654Down 33%

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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