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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Malaysia

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Malaysia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Malaysia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

24,43924,439

Down 16%vs 28,958 in the 12 months before

Down 16% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2k
Busiest month
3k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.8k
Feb 2026Down 31%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 29k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 24k

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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.

010k20k30k40k50k
35k
36k
37k
Pre-COVID peak38k
37k
14k
2.3k
18k
35k
30k
27k
8.9k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 34,821 visas; FY2016: 35,512 visas; FY2017: 36,555 visas; FY2018: 38,186 visas; FY2019: 36,799 visas; FY2020: 14,083 visas; FY2021: 2,337 visas; FY2022: 17,519 visas; FY2023: 34,658 visas; FY2024: 29,879 visas; FY2025: 26,824 visas; FY2026: 8,863 visas so far.

FY2025 had 26,824 visas (−10% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 21% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Malaysia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,8062,625Down 31%
January 20262,6372,598About flat, 1.5%
December 20251,5871,905Down 17%
November 20251,4932,080Down 28%
October 20251,3402,040Down 34%
September 20252,1612,290Down 5.6%
August 20251,8202,412Down 25%
July 20251,8712,718Down 31%
June 20252,1602,188About flat, 1.3%
May 20251,7972,477Down 27%
April 20252,7552,759About flat, 0.1%
March 20253,0122,866Up 5.1%
February 20252,625–
January 20252,598–
December 20241,905–
November 20242,080–
October 20242,040–
September 20242,290–
August 20242,412–
July 20242,718–
June 20242,188–
May 20242,477–
April 20242,759–
March 20242,866–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Malaysia

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

Visas issued in Malaysia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

20,84420,844

Down 17%vs 25,035 in the 12 months before

Down 17% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.7k
Busiest month
2.6k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.4k
Feb 2026Down 36%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 25k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 21k

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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 Malaysia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6.2%

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

Busiest: May 2023: 3,191 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    29k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    25k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    22k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 13%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3.8k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 18%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 21,657 visas (−13% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 18% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Malaysia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,4482,251Down 36%
January 20262,3662,376About flat, 0.4%
December 20251,4001,583Down 12%
November 20251,2221,685Down 27%
October 20258971,619Down 45%
September 20251,8951,882About flat, 0.7%
August 20251,5432,072Down 26%
July 20251,6272,511Down 35%
June 20251,9161,998Down 4.1%
May 20251,4932,206Down 32%
April 20252,4392,372About flat, 2.8%
March 20252,5982,480Up 4.8%
February 20252,2512,116Up 6.4%
January 20252,3762,433About flat, 2.3%
December 20241,5831,715Down 7.7%
November 20241,6851,863Down 9.6%
October 20241,6192,481Down 35%
September 20241,8822,606Down 28%
August 20242,0722,381Down 13%
July 20242,5111,596Up 57%
June 20241,9982,382Down 16%
May 20242,2063,191Down 31%
April 20242,3722,828Down 16%
March 20242,4803,126Down 21%

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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