Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Panama City, and its share of everything issued in Panama.
Visas issued at Panama City, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
64,30264,302
Up 47% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 36% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 44k
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Visas issued at Panama City each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: January 2026: 7,753 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
30k
Jan – Dec 2023
39k
Jan – Dec 2024
61k
Jan – Dec 2025
13k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
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.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 5,440 | 5,359 | About flat, 1.5% |
| January 2026 | 7,753 | 4,094 | Up 89% |
| December 2025 | 6,009 | 4,713 | Up 27% |
| November 2025 | 2,755 | 3,141 | Down 12% |
| October 2025 | 5,803 | 4,422 | Up 31% |
| September 2025 | 6,138 | 4,724 | Up 30% |
| August 2025 | 6,243 | 3,389 | Up 84% |
| July 2025 | 3,898 | 3,000 | Up 30% |
| June 2025 | 3,927 | 2,751 | Up 43% |
| May 2025 | 4,175 | 2,955 | Up 41% |
| April 2025 | 6,432 | 2,249 | Up 186% |
| March 2025 | 5,729 | 2,877 | Up 99% |
| February 2025 | 5,359 | 1,526 | Up 251% |
| January 2025 | 4,094 | 3,039 | Up 35% |
| December 2024 | 4,713 | 2,838 | Up 66% |
| November 2024 | 3,141 | 2,211 | Up 42% |
| October 2024 | 4,422 | 2,767 | Up 60% |
| September 2024 | 4,724 | 2,522 | Up 87% |
| August 2024 | 3,389 | 2,653 | Up 28% |
| July 2024 | 3,000 | 2,042 | Up 47% |
| June 2024 | 2,751 | 2,163 | Up 27% |
| May 2024 | 2,955 | 2,792 | Up 5.8% |
| April 2024 | 2,249 | 2,208 | About flat, 1.9% |
| March 2024 | 2,877 | 2,738 | Up 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. All consulates in Panama
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