Book My Visa Slot
  1. US Visa Statistics
  2. Panama
  3. B1/B2

Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Panama

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Panama

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

Visas issued to nationals of Panama, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

53,95953,959

Up 54%vs 35,109 in the 12 months before

Up 54% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.5k
Busiest month
6.8k
Jan 2026
Latest month
4.7k
Feb 2026Up 20%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 35k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 54k

02k4k6k8k
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.

020k40k60k80k
30k
Pre-COVID peak32k
27k
27k
30k
14k
10k
15k
24k
29k
Highest46k
24k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 30,016 visas; FY2016: 32,125 visas; FY2017: 27,478 visas; FY2018: 27,128 visas; FY2019: 29,731 visas; FY2020: 14,152 visas; FY2021: 10,472 visas; FY2022: 15,112 visas; FY2023: 24,121 visas; FY2024: 28,584 visas; FY2025: 46,375 visas; FY2026: 24,384 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 46,375 visas (+62% on FY2024). That's 44% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 45% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Panama
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264,7233,938Up 20%
January 20266,8353,190Up 114%
December 20255,2933,697Up 43%
November 20252,4712,548Down 3%
October 20255,0623,427Up 48%
September 20255,2563,958Up 33%
August 20255,2582,829Up 86%
July 20253,3312,510Up 33%
June 20253,2352,313Up 40%
May 20253,1872,480Up 29%
April 20254,9431,895Up 161%
March 20254,3652,324Up 88%
February 20253,938–
January 20253,190–
December 20243,697–
November 20242,548–
October 20243,427–
September 20243,958–
August 20242,829–
July 20242,510–
June 20242,313–
May 20242,480–
April 20241,895–
March 20242,324–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Panama

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

Visas issued in Panama, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

64,30264,302

Up 47%vs 43,674 in the 12 months before

Up 47% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 36% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5.4k
Busiest month
7.8k
Jan 2026
Latest month
5.4k
Feb 2026About flat, 1.5%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 44k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 64k

02k4k6k8k
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 Panama each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.7%
10%

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

Busiest: January 2026: 7,753 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    30k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    39k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 29%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    61k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 56%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    13k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 40%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 60,562 visas (+56% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 40% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Panama
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,4405,359About flat, 1.5%
January 20267,7534,094Up 89%
December 20256,0094,713Up 27%
November 20252,7553,141Down 12%
October 20255,8034,422Up 31%
September 20256,1384,724Up 30%
August 20256,2433,389Up 84%
July 20253,8983,000Up 30%
June 20253,9272,751Up 43%
May 20254,1752,955Up 41%
April 20256,4322,249Up 186%
March 20255,7292,877Up 99%
February 20255,3591,526Up 251%
January 20254,0943,039Up 35%
December 20244,7132,838Up 66%
November 20243,1412,211Up 42%
October 20244,4222,767Up 60%
September 20244,7242,522Up 87%
August 20243,3892,653Up 28%
July 20243,0002,042Up 47%
June 20242,7512,163Up 27%
May 20242,9552,792Up 5.8%
April 20242,2492,208About flat, 1.9%
March 20242,8772,738Up 5.1%

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

B1/B2 approval rate: 72.2%Worldwide, FY2024. How it has moved since FY2019.All visa types for PanamaEvery US visa issued to nationals of Panama, by visa type, and each consulate's total.Worldwide statisticsWhich countries and visa types get the most US visas.