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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Malaysia

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

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Malaysia

Every F-1 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

586586

Down 39%vs 960 in the 12 months before

Down 39% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
49
Busiest month
130
Jul 2025
Latest month
11
Feb 2026Down 48%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 960

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 586

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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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2k
2k
2.1k
2.4k
Pre-COVID peak2.6k
2.2k
1.9k
1.7k
1.6k
613
1.2k
1.2k
1.2k
1.1k
686
128
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 2,032 visas; FY2012: 1,985 visas; FY2013: 2,108 visas; FY2014: 2,366 visas; FY2015: 2,558 visas; FY2016: 2,179 visas; FY2017: 1,929 visas; FY2018: 1,722 visas; FY2019: 1,629 visas; FY2020: 613 visas; FY2021: 1,201 visas; FY2022: 1,224 visas; FY2023: 1,241 visas; FY2024: 1,053 visas; FY2025: 686 visas; FY2026: 128 visas so far.

FY2025 had 686 visas (−35% on FY2024). That's 73% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 44% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Malaysia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261121Down 48%
January 20262045Down 56%
December 20255693Down 40%
November 20253048Down 38%
October 20251121Down 48%
September 20251824Down 25%
August 20256582Down 21%
July 2025130211Down 38%
June 202577183Down 58%
May 202595156Down 39%
April 20255047Up 6.4%
March 20252329Down 21%
February 202521–
January 202545–
December 202493–
November 202448–
October 202421–
September 202424–
August 202482–
July 2024211–
June 2024183–
May 2024156–
April 202447–
March 202429–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Malaysia

How many F-1 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

675675

Down 42%vs 1,159 in the 12 months before

Down 42% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
56
Busiest month
136
Jul 2025
Latest month
9
Feb 2026Down 68%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 675

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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
19%
2.7%

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

Busiest: July 2022: 304 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.4k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 13%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    730

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 39%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    29

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 65%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 730 visas (−39% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 65% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Malaysia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026928Down 68%
January 20262056Down 64%
December 202565113Down 42%
November 202535102Down 66%
October 20251534Down 56%
September 20252429Down 17%
August 20257499Down 25%
July 2025136232Down 41%
June 202591201Down 55%
May 2025116172Down 33%
April 20256456Up 14%
March 20252637Down 30%
February 20252849Down 43%
January 20255665Down 14%
December 2024113129Down 12%
November 202410280Up 28%
October 20243445Down 24%
September 20242940Down 28%
August 202499155Down 36%
July 2024232255Down 9%
June 2024201224Down 10%
May 2024172186Down 7.5%
April 20245663Down 11%
March 20243745Down 18%

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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