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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Mexico

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Mexico

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

Visas issued to nationals of Mexico, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,744,3831,744,383

Down 14%vs 2,036,713 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 30% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
145k
Busiest month
188k
Aug 2025
Latest month
138k
Feb 2026Down 17%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.04M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.74M

050k100k150k200k250k
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.

0500k1M1.5M2M2.5M
Pre-COVID peak1.23M
1.13M
1.09M
1.04M
1.12M
670k
515k
1.26M
1.84M
1.93M
Highest2.02M
643k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,234,885 visas; FY2016: 1,126,525 visas; FY2017: 1,088,880 visas; FY2018: 1,044,026 visas; FY2019: 1,119,666 visas; FY2020: 669,767 visas; FY2021: 515,129 visas; FY2022: 1,256,029 visas; FY2023: 1,839,840 visas; FY2024: 1,930,062 visas; FY2025: 2,021,841 visas; FY2026: 643,201 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 2,021,841 visas (+4.8% on FY2024). That's 64% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Mexico
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026138,193167,412Down 17%
January 2026130,506209,219Down 38%
December 2025113,543173,306Down 34%
November 2025109,826161,123Down 32%
October 2025151,133209,599Down 28%
September 2025152,491188,413Down 19%
August 2025187,689149,139Up 26%
July 2025157,151153,618About flat, 2.3%
June 2025134,938156,096Down 14%
May 2025133,310179,784Down 26%
April 2025165,569147,098Up 13%
March 2025170,034141,906Up 20%
February 2025167,412–
January 2025209,219–
December 2024173,306–
November 2024161,123–
October 2024209,599–
September 2024188,413–
August 2024149,139–
July 2024153,618–
June 2024156,096–
May 2024179,784–
April 2024147,098–
March 2024141,906–

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 Mexico who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Mexico. Includes B1/B2 border crossing cards, which State Dept reports as separate classes.

B1/B2 visas issued in Mexico

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

Visas issued in Mexico, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,746,9421,746,942

Down 14%vs 2,038,394 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 30% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
146k
Busiest month
188k
Aug 2025
Latest month
138k
Feb 2026Down 17%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.04M

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.75M

050k100k150k200k250k
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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Mexico City29% of total
    508kDown 9.9%
    507,652 visas in the last 12 months, 563,438 in the 12 months before
  • Guadalajara21% of total
    368kDown 4.5%
    368,272 visas in the last 12 months, 385,752 in the 12 months before
  • Monterrey19% of total
    327kDown 36%
    327,348 visas in the last 12 months, 507,713 in the 12 months before
  • Ciudad Juarez9.2% of total
    160kDown 3.2%
    160,437 visas in the last 12 months, 165,679 in the 12 months before
  • Tijuana7.7% of total
    134kAbout flat, 1.9%
    133,763 visas in the last 12 months, 131,262 in the 12 months before
  • Hermosillo5.3% of total
    92kAbout flat, 0.7%
    92,047 visas in the last 12 months, 91,439 in the 12 months before
  • Matamoros2.7% of total
    48kDown 32%
    47,636 visas in the last 12 months, 69,605 in the 12 months before
  • Nuevo Laredo2.4% of total
    41kDown 24%
    41,094 visas in the last 12 months, 53,797 in the 12 months before
  • Merida2.1% of total
    37kAbout flat, 2%
    36,520 visas in the last 12 months, 37,276 in the 12 months before
  • Nogales1.8% of total
    32kAbout flat, 0.8%
    32,173 visas in the last 12 months, 32,433 in the 12 months before

Mexico City issues the most: 29% of the total. Monterrey issued 36% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Mexico each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.9%
7.4%

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

Busiest: January 2025: 209,673 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.95M

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2M

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 2.5%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.86M

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 7.1%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    269k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 29%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,855,224 visas (−7.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 29% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Mexico
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026138,421167,657Down 17%
January 2026130,627209,673Down 38%
December 2025113,822173,559Down 34%
November 2025109,818161,176Down 32%
October 2025151,113209,405Down 28%
September 2025152,538188,399Down 19%
August 2025187,826149,230Up 26%
July 2025157,389153,795About flat, 2.3%
June 2025135,434156,441Down 13%
May 2025133,749180,078Down 26%
April 2025165,771147,153Up 13%
March 2025170,434141,828Up 20%
February 2025167,657164,736About flat, 1.8%
January 2025209,673170,584Up 23%
December 2024173,559153,384Up 13%
November 2024161,176157,765About flat, 2.2%
October 2024209,405172,514Up 21%
September 2024188,399168,668Up 12%
August 2024149,230155,835Down 4.2%
July 2024153,795133,296Up 15%
June 2024156,441150,927Up 3.7%
May 2024180,078151,139Up 19%
April 2024147,153129,320Up 14%
March 2024141,828198,249Down 28%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. Includes B1/B2 border crossing cards, which State Dept reports as separate classes.

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