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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Nicaragua

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Nicaragua

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

Visas issued to nationals of Nicaragua, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

12,13812,138

Down 18%vs 14,881 in the 12 months before

Down 18% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 37% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1k
Busiest month
1.6k
Oct 2025
Latest month
770
Feb 2026Down 29%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 15k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 12k

05001k1.5k2k
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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Pre-COVID peak17k
17k
16k
10k
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6k
3k
14k
14k
14k
14k
4.8k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 16,768 visas; FY2016: 16,726 visas; FY2017: 15,952 visas; FY2018: 10,177 visas; FY2019: 10,390 visas; FY2020: 5,969 visas; FY2021: 2,962 visas; FY2022: 14,305 visas; FY2023: 14,101 visas; FY2024: 14,100 visas; FY2025: 14,032 visas; FY2026: 4,786 visas so far.

FY2025 had 14,032 visas (−0.5% on FY2024). That's 16% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 28% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Nicaragua
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20267701,079Down 29%
January 20268681,149Down 24%
December 20256641,418Down 53%
November 20258771,316Down 33%
October 20251,6071,718Down 6.5%
September 20251,403813Up 73%
August 20251,3771,275Up 8%
July 20251,0321,286Down 20%
June 20259781,142Down 14%
May 20258491,198Down 29%
April 20257561,191Down 37%
March 20259571,296Down 26%
February 20251,079–
January 20251,149–
December 20241,418–
November 20241,316–
October 20241,718–
September 2024813–
August 20241,275–
July 20241,286–
June 20241,142–
May 20241,198–
April 20241,191–
March 20241,296–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Nicaragua

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

Visas issued in Nicaragua, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

11,06211,062

Down 19%vs 13,718 in the 12 months before

Down 19% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 40% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
922
Busiest month
1.5k
Oct 2025
Latest month
673
Feb 2026Down 31%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

05001k1.5k2k
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 Nicaragua each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.9%
12%

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

Busiest: March 2022: 1,827 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    13k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    14k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 4.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    12k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 16%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 29%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 11,654 visas (−16% 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 Nicaragua
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026673982Down 31%
January 20267621,045Down 27%
December 20255891,330Down 56%
November 20258081,211Down 33%
October 20251,4951,593Down 6.2%
September 20251,305693Up 88%
August 20251,3181,171Up 13%
July 20259481,178Down 20%
June 20259051,076Down 16%
May 20257761,123Down 31%
April 20256271,127Down 44%
March 20258561,189Down 28%
February 20259821,163Down 16%
January 20251,045947Up 10%
December 20241,330854Up 56%
November 20241,2111,140Up 6.2%
October 20241,5931,387Up 15%
September 20246931,243Down 44%
August 20241,1711,549Down 24%
July 20241,1781,527Down 23%
June 20241,076969Up 11%
May 20241,123808Up 39%
April 20241,127957Up 18%
March 20241,1891,263Down 5.9%

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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