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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Namibia

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Namibia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Namibia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

697697

Down 33%vs 1,034 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 66% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
58
Busiest month
104
Sep 2025
Latest month
8
Feb 2026Down 93%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 697

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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.

05001k1.5k2k
972
997
Pre-COVID peak1.2k
1.1k
1.1k
516
230
923
Highest1.3k
1.1k
887
215
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 972 visas; FY2016: 997 visas; FY2017: 1,216 visas; FY2018: 1,142 visas; FY2019: 1,136 visas; FY2020: 516 visas; FY2021: 230 visas; FY2022: 923 visas; FY2023: 1,278 visas; FY2024: 1,052 visas; FY2025: 887 visas; FY2026: 215 visas so far.

FY2025 had 887 visas (−16% on FY2024). That's 27% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 47% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Namibia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20268114Down 93%
January 2026655Down 89%
December 20256358Up 8.6%
November 20255973Down 19%
October 202579105Down 25%
September 2025104110Down 5.5%
August 20254955Down 11%
July 20254295Down 56%
June 20259053Up 70%
May 202545125Down 64%
April 20256199Down 38%
March 20259192About flat, 1.1%
February 2025114–
January 202555–
December 202458–
November 202473–
October 2024105–
September 2024110–
August 202455–
July 202495–
June 202453–
May 2024125–
April 202499–
March 202492–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Namibia

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

Visas issued in Namibia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,0301,030

Down 39%vs 1,699 in the 12 months before

Down 39% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 71% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
86
Busiest month
162
Mar 2025
Latest month
16
Feb 2026Down 90%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1k

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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 Namibia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
5.1%

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

Busiest: November 2022: 228 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

    1.7k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 8.4%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.2k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 28%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    34

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 86%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,233 visas (−28% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 86% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Namibia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202616159Down 90%
January 20261878Down 77%
December 202567116Down 42%
November 202571140Down 49%
October 202590218Down 59%
September 2025111178Down 38%
August 202511176Up 46%
July 2025104173Down 40%
June 202512991Up 42%
May 202571160Down 56%
April 202580162Down 51%
March 2025162148Up 9.5%
February 2025159142Up 12%
January 202578107Down 27%
December 202411656Up 107%
November 2024140204Down 31%
October 2024218111Up 96%
September 2024178164Up 8.5%
August 202476109Down 30%
July 2024173184Down 6%
June 202491173Down 47%
May 2024160225Down 29%
April 2024162201Down 19%
March 2024148115Up 29%

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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