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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Malawi

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Malawi

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

Visas issued to nationals of Malawi, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

659659

Down 61%vs 1,670 in the 12 months before

Down 61% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 95% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
55
Busiest month
143
Mar 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026Down 99%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 659

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak1.3k
1.2k
479
58
1.1k
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Highest1.8k
1.2k
53
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,146 visas; FY2016: 1,172 visas; FY2017: 1,180 visas; FY2018: 1,308 visas; FY2019: 1,235 visas; FY2020: 479 visas; FY2021: 58 visas; FY2022: 1,123 visas; FY2023: 1,790 visas; FY2024: 1,821 visas; FY2025: 1,196 visas; FY2026: 53 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,196 visas (−34% on FY2024). That's 8.6% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 91% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Malawi
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261131Down 99%
January 20260104Down 100%
December 20251498Down 86%
November 202513105Down 88%
October 202525152Down 84%
September 202510143Down 93%
August 202537164Down 77%
July 202574163Down 55%
June 2025123148Down 17%
May 202591137Down 34%
April 2025128173Down 26%
March 2025143152Down 5.9%
February 2025131201Down 35%
January 2025104–
December 202498–
November 2024105–
October 2024152–
September 2024143–
August 2024164–
July 2024163–
June 2024148–
May 2024137–
April 2024173–
March 2024152–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Malawi

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

Visas issued in Malawi, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

572572

Down 62%vs 1,503 in the 12 months before

Down 62% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 94% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
48
Busiest month
122
Mar 2025
Latest month
4
Feb 2026Down 97%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 572

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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 Malawi each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
3.4%

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

Busiest: August 2023: 311 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, February was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.9k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.6k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    772

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 52%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    8

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 96%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 772 visas (−52% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 96% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Malawi
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264118Down 97%
January 2026490Down 96%
December 202510102Down 90%
November 202515100Down 85%
October 202528105Down 73%
September 202510114Down 91%
August 202534175Down 81%
July 202568132Down 48%
June 202596145Down 34%
May 202565114Down 43%
April 2025116163Down 29%
March 2025122145Down 16%
February 2025118205Down 42%
January 202590107Down 16%
December 202410250Up 104%
November 2024100129Down 22%
October 2024105234Down 55%
September 2024114234Down 51%
August 2024175311Down 44%
July 202413236Up 267%
June 2024145127Up 14%
May 2024114176Down 35%
April 2024163132Up 23%
March 2024145140Up 3.6%

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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