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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for the Philippines

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of the Philippines

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Philippines, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

92,23592,235

Down 34%vs 138,949 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
7.7k
Busiest month
10k
Mar 2025
Latest month
6.9k
Feb 2026Down 34%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 139k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 92k

05k10k15k20k
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.

050k100k150k200k
83k
100k
116k
124k
Pre-COVID peak134k
58k
23k
86k
135k
Highest152k
116k
32k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 83,139 visas; FY2016: 99,967 visas; FY2017: 115,712 visas; FY2018: 124,182 visas; FY2019: 134,258 visas; FY2020: 57,903 visas; FY2021: 22,762 visas; FY2022: 86,496 visas; FY2023: 134,907 visas; FY2024: 152,133 visas; FY2025: 116,156 visas; FY2026: 32,456 visas so far.

FY2025 had 116,156 visas (−24% on FY2024). That's 13% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 42% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Philippines
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266,88710,426Down 34%
January 20267,13212,179Down 41%
December 20255,0379,985Down 50%
November 20255,22611,283Down 54%
October 20258,17412,504Down 35%
September 20259,29211,293Down 18%
August 20258,79510,459Down 16%
July 20256,53310,174Down 36%
June 20257,48210,062Down 26%
May 20257,95314,098Down 44%
April 20259,33213,737Down 32%
March 202510,39212,749Down 18%
February 202510,426–
January 202512,179–
December 20249,985–
November 202411,283–
October 202412,504–
September 202411,293–
August 202410,459–
July 202410,174–
June 202410,062–
May 202414,098–
April 202413,737–
March 202412,749–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in the Philippines

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

Visas issued in the Philippines, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

76,04176,041

Down 33%vs 112,705 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
6.3k
Busiest month
8.6k
Mar 2025
Latest month
5.4k
Feb 2026Down 35%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 113k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 76k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
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 Philippines each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.4%

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

Busiest: January 2024: 13,399 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    119k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    121k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 1.5%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    83k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 31%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    11k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 39%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 83,153 visas (−31% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Philippines
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,3888,322Down 35%
January 20265,8169,994Down 42%
December 20254,1848,381Down 50%
November 20254,1799,271Down 55%
October 20256,82510,242Down 33%
September 20258,0148,986Down 11%
August 20257,4748,168Down 8.5%
July 20255,1648,028Down 36%
June 20256,1938,039Down 23%
May 20256,54711,665Down 44%
April 20257,64211,479Down 33%
March 20258,61510,130Down 15%
February 20258,32212,877Down 35%
January 20259,99413,399Down 25%
December 20248,3818,417About flat, 0.4%
November 20249,27111,411Down 19%
October 202410,24211,428Down 10%
September 20248,9869,075About flat, 1%
August 20248,1689,560Down 15%
July 20248,0289,952Down 19%
June 20248,03910,195Down 21%
May 202411,66510,316Up 13%
April 202411,4798,211Up 40%
March 202410,13012,715Down 20%

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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