B1/B2 visa statistics for Kuala Lumpur

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Kuala Lumpur, and its share of everything issued in Malaysia.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

20,84420,844

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

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur each month. Darker means more.

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

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
29k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
25k
Jan – Dec 2024
Down 15%vs 2023
2025
22k
Jan – Dec 2025
Down 13%vs 2024
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, at Kuala Lumpur
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	1,448	2,251	Down 36%
January 2026	2,366	2,376	About flat, 0.4%
December 2025	1,400	1,583	Down 12%
November 2025	1,222	1,685	Down 27%
October 2025	897	1,619	Down 45%
September 2025	1,895	1,882	About flat, 0.7%
August 2025	1,543	2,072	Down 26%
July 2025	1,627	2,511	Down 35%
June 2025	1,916	1,998	Down 4.1%
May 2025	1,493	2,206	Down 32%
April 2025	2,439	2,372	About flat, 2.8%
March 2025	2,598	2,480	Up 4.8%
February 2025	2,251	2,116	Up 6.4%
January 2025	2,376	2,433	About flat, 2.3%
December 2024	1,583	1,715	Down 7.7%
November 2024	1,685	1,863	Down 9.6%
October 2024	1,619	2,481	Down 35%
September 2024	1,882	2,606	Down 28%
August 2024	2,072	2,381	Down 13%
July 2024	2,511	1,596	Up 57%
June 2024	1,998	2,382	Down 16%
May 2024	2,206	3,191	Down 31%
April 2024	2,372	2,828	Down 16%
March 2024	2,480	3,126	Down 21%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Malaysia