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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Mauritania

How many F-1 visas nationals of Mauritania are issued, and what each US consulate in Mauritania issues, month by month.

Data through October 2025

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Mauritania

Every F-1 visa issued to a national of Mauritania, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Mauritania, last 12 months

Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

99

Down 31%vs 13 in the 12 months before

Down 31% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 60% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
2
Nov 2024
Latest month
1
Oct 2025About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 13

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9

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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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Pre-COVID peak96
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 42 visas; FY2012: 55 visas; FY2013: 66 visas; FY2014: 96 visas; FY2015: 66 visas; FY2016: 36 visas; FY2017: 25 visas; FY2018: 20 visas; FY2019: 28 visas; FY2020: 22 visas; FY2021: 14 visas; FY2022: 26 visas; FY2023: 20 visas; FY2024: 15 visas; FY2025: 9 visas; FY2026: 1 visas so far.

FY2025 had 9 visas (−40% on FY2024). That's 91% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Oct) is level with the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Mauritania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
October 202511About flat, 0%
September 202502Down 100%
August 202512Down 50%
July 202522About flat, 0%
June 202500
May 202512Down 50%
April 202510
March 202501Down 100%
February 202510
January 202500
December 202403Down 100%
November 202420
October 202413Down 67%
September 202420
August 202421Up 100%
July 202422About flat, 0%
June 202401Down 100%
May 202420
April 202402Down 100%
March 202412Down 50%
February 202401Down 100%
January 202405Down 100%
December 202334Down 25%
November 202301Down 100%

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.

F-1 visas issued in Mauritania

How many F-1 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

Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

1010

Down 33%vs 15 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 75% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
3
Jan 2025
Latest month
1
Oct 2025About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 15

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 10

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Nov '23Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Mauritania each month. Darker means more.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
1.9%
19%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.

Busiest: July 2023: 6 visas

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In 2023–2024, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    27

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    13

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 52%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    8

    Jan–Oct · 10 of 12 months

    Down 27%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 13 visas (−52% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Oct) is running 27% behind the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Mauritania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
October 202511About flat, 0%
September 202501Down 100%
August 202502Down 100%
July 202522About flat, 0%
June 202500
May 202503Down 100%
April 202511About flat, 0%
March 202501Down 100%
February 202510
January 202530
December 202404Down 100%
November 202420
October 202413Down 67%
September 202412Down 50%
August 202423Down 33%
July 202426Down 67%
June 202401Down 100%
May 202430
April 202412Down 50%
March 202411About flat, 0%
February 202401Down 100%
January 202404Down 100%
December 202342Up 100%
November 202301Down 100%

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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