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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Pakistan

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Pakistan

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

Visas issued to nationals of Pakistan, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

49,60349,603

Down 51%vs 102,110 in the 12 months before

Down 51% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 62% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
4.1k
Busiest month
5.3k
Mar 2025
Latest month
2.9k
Feb 2026Down 54%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 102k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 50k

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

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
63k
Pre-COVID peak66k
49k
48k
49k
29k
10k
58k
93k
Highest107k
74k
17k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 62,714 visas; FY2016: 65,844 visas; FY2017: 48,537 visas; FY2018: 47,527 visas; FY2019: 48,644 visas; FY2020: 29,458 visas; FY2021: 10,206 visas; FY2022: 58,152 visas; FY2023: 92,618 visas; FY2024: 107,316 visas; FY2025: 73,949 visas; FY2026: 17,209 visas so far.

FY2025 had 73,949 visas (−31% on FY2024). That's 12% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 59% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Pakistan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,8826,206Down 54%
January 20263,3559,558Down 65%
December 20253,0628,974Down 66%
November 20253,2217,827Down 59%
October 20254,6898,990Down 48%
September 20254,8269,101Down 47%
August 20255,2459,002Down 42%
July 20254,2348,197Down 48%
June 20253,5936,455Down 44%
May 20254,3209,550Down 55%
April 20254,9027,804Down 37%
March 20255,27410,446Down 50%
February 20256,206–
January 20259,558–
December 20248,974–
November 20247,827–
October 20248,990–
September 20249,101–
August 20249,002–
July 20248,197–
June 20246,455–
May 20249,550–
April 20247,804–
March 202410,446–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Pakistan

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

Visas issued in Pakistan, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

32,66132,661

Down 51%vs 67,009 in the 12 months before

Down 51% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 67% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2.7k
Busiest month
4k
Aug 2025
Latest month
1.6k
Feb 2026Down 57%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 67k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 33k

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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Islamabad56% of total
    18kDown 17%
    18,308 visas in the last 12 months, 22,124 in the 12 months before
  • Karachi44% of total
    14kDown 68%
    14,353 visas in the last 12 months, 44,885 in the 12 months before

Islamabad issues the most: 56% of the total. Karachi issued 68% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Pakistan each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
6.7%

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

Busiest: October 2023: 8,710 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    69k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    69k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0.5%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    39k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 43%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 65%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 39,293 visas (−43% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 65% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Pakistan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,5643,640Down 57%
January 20261,9446,500Down 70%
December 20252,0006,482Down 69%
November 20251,9295,221Down 63%
October 20253,1375,653Down 45%
September 20253,5675,645Down 37%
August 20253,9525,872Down 33%
July 20252,8885,391Down 46%
June 20252,5304,105Down 38%
May 20252,9216,139Down 52%
April 20253,0925,116Down 40%
March 20253,1377,245Down 57%
February 20253,6405,614Down 35%
January 20256,5006,681About flat, 2.7%
December 20246,4826,335About flat, 2.3%
November 20245,2216,355Down 18%
October 20245,6538,710Down 35%
September 20245,6455,853Down 3.6%
August 20245,8724,849Up 21%
July 20245,3913,540Up 52%
June 20244,1055,319Down 23%
May 20246,1395,047Up 22%
April 20245,1165,109About flat, 0.1%
March 20247,2455,791Up 25%

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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