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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Panama

How many H-4 visas nationals of Panama are issued, and what each US consulate in Panama issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Panama

Every H-4 visa issued to a national of Panama, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Panama, last 12 months

Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

2525

Up 25%vs 20 in the 12 months before

Up 25% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 86% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
7
Oct 2025
Latest month
7
Oct 2025Up 600%

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Last 12 moLast 12 months · 25

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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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26
21
Pre-COVID peak27
27
19
23
9
14
17
3
13
12
24
21
19
7
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 26 visas; FY2012: 21 visas; FY2013: 27 visas; FY2014: 27 visas; FY2015: 19 visas; FY2016: 23 visas; FY2017: 9 visas; FY2018: 14 visas; FY2019: 17 visas; FY2020: 3 visas; FY2021: 13 visas; FY2022: 12 visas; FY2023: 24 visas; FY2024: 21 visas; FY2025: 19 visas; FY2026: 7 visas so far.

FY2025 had 19 visas (−9.5% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Oct) is running 600% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Panama
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
October 202571Up 600%
September 202512Down 50%
August 202554Up 25%
July 202514Down 75%
June 202502Down 100%
May 202521Up 100%
April 202521Up 100%
March 202520
February 202501Down 100%
January 202514Down 75%
December 202430
November 202410
October 202412Down 50%
September 202420
August 202441Up 300%
July 202441Up 300%
June 202422About flat, 0%
May 202410
April 202411About flat, 0%
March 20240–
February 20241–
January 20244–
December 20230–
November 20230–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Panama

How many H-4 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

3232

About flat, 0%vs 32 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (0%). But the last 3 months ran 80% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
8
Oct 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026

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Last 12 moLast 12 months · 32

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Panama each month. Darker means more.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
19%
1.9%

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

Busiest: October 2025: 8 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    39

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    36

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 7.7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    33

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 8.3%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 50%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 33 visas (−8.3% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 50% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Panama
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202610
January 202602Down 100%
December 202503Down 100%
November 202510
October 202587Up 14%
September 202522About flat, 0%
August 202577About flat, 0%
July 202515Down 80%
June 202502Down 100%
May 202533About flat, 0%
April 202531Up 200%
March 202560
February 202502Down 100%
January 202524Down 50%
December 202431Up 200%
November 202401Down 100%
October 202475Up 40%
September 202427Down 71%
August 202476Up 17%
July 202452Up 150%
June 202421Up 100%
May 202431Up 200%
April 202411About flat, 0%
March 202405Down 100%

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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