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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for the Netherlands

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

5,2165,216

Down 15%vs 6,151 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
435
Busiest month
574
Feb 2026
Latest month
574
Feb 2026Up 17%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.2k

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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.

02.5k5k7.5k10k
3.9k
6.8k
Pre-COVID peak7.5k
7.4k
6.7k
3.8k
224
2.4k
4.4k
6.2k
5.1k
2.6k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 3,946 visas; FY2016: 6,802 visas; FY2017: 7,503 visas; FY2018: 7,416 visas; FY2019: 6,722 visas; FY2020: 3,774 visas; FY2021: 224 visas; FY2022: 2,354 visas; FY2023: 4,387 visas; FY2024: 6,171 visas; FY2025: 5,103 visas; FY2026: 2,645 visas so far.

FY2025 had 5,103 visas (−17% on FY2024). That's 32% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 4.5% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Netherlands
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026574491Up 17%
January 2026545566Down 3.7%
December 2025494457Up 8.1%
November 2025491473Up 3.8%
October 2025541545About flat, 0.7%
September 2025504541Down 6.8%
August 2025415528Down 21%
July 2025471464About flat, 1.5%
June 2025210414Down 49%
May 2025279534Down 48%
April 2025314613Down 49%
March 2025378525Down 28%
February 2025491–
January 2025566–
December 2024457–
November 2024473–
October 2024545–
September 2024541–
August 2024528–
July 2024464–
June 2024414–
May 2024534–
April 2024613–
March 2024525–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in the Netherlands

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

Visas issued in the Netherlands, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,5267,526

Down 40%vs 12,598 in the 12 months before

Down 40% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 11% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
627
Busiest month
1.1k
Jan 2026
Latest month
996
Feb 2026Down 13%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 13k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.5k

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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 the Netherlands each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.2%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 1,383 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, February was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    12k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 19%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    7.8k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 37%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.1k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 11%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 7,775 visas (−37% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 11% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Netherlands
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20269961,150Down 13%
January 20261,0761,171Down 8.1%
December 2025845952Down 11%
November 2025851957Down 11%
October 20251,0741,226Down 12%
September 20259611,019Down 5.7%
August 2025579965Down 40%
July 20254341,002Down 57%
June 202555819Down 93%
May 2025351,078Down 97%
April 2025481,199Down 96%
March 20255721,060Down 46%
February 20251,1501,122About flat, 2.5%
January 20251,1711,039Up 13%
December 2024952695Up 37%
November 20249571,064Down 10%
October 20241,2261,114Up 10%
September 20241,019743Up 37%
August 2024965449Up 115%
July 20241,002672Up 49%
June 2024819871Down 6%
May 20241,078840Up 28%
April 20241,199877Up 37%
March 20241,0601,383Down 23%

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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