B1/B2 visa statistics for Lima

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Lima, and its share of everything issued in Peru.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Lima, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

123,523123,523

2%vs 126,062 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (−2%). But the last 3 months ran 16% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average: 10k
Busiest month: 14k; Mar 2025
Latest month: 9.3k; Feb 2026Down 19%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 126k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 124k

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Lima each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

9.9%

6.5%

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

Busiest: April 2024: 15,453 visas

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
106k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
126k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 18%vs 2023
2025
127k
Jan – Dec 2025
About flat, 1%vs 2024
2026So far
20k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Down 14%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 126,903 visas (+1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 14% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers

Visas issued per month, at Lima
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	9,302	11,522	Down 19%
January 2026	10,663	11,823	Down 9.8%
December 2025	8,179	10,349	Down 21%
November 2025	8,491	6,356	Up 34%
October 2025	8,549	7,687	Up 11%
September 2025	10,315	11,726	Down 12%
August 2025	12,021	10,820	Up 11%
July 2025	8,703	11,050	Down 21%
June 2025	10,531	7,486	Up 41%
May 2025	10,604	13,165	Down 19%
April 2025	12,253	15,453	Down 21%
March 2025	13,912	8,625	Up 61%
February 2025	11,522	11,340	About flat, 1.6%
January 2025	11,823	11,599	About flat, 1.9%
December 2024	10,349	10,958	Down 5.6%
November 2024	6,356	8,162	Down 22%
October 2024	7,687	8,779	Down 12%
September 2024	11,726	11,107	Up 5.6%
August 2024	10,820	12,489	Down 13%
July 2024	11,050	8,392	Up 32%
June 2024	7,486	8,484	Down 12%
May 2024	13,165	9,044	Up 46%
April 2024	15,453	6,937	Up 123%
March 2024	8,625	9,236	Down 6.6%

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 Peru