Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Karachi, and its share of everything issued in Pakistan.
Visas issued at Karachi, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
888888
Down 62% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.3k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 888
Every US consulate in Pakistan: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Karachi issued 33% of the F-1 visas issued in Pakistan in the last 12 months, down from 48% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Karachi each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2024: 633 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.3k
Jan – Dec 2024
992
Jan – Dec 2025
34
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 992 visas (−57% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 75% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 5 | 50 | Down 90% |
| January 2026 | 29 | 88 | Down 67% |
| December 2025 | 85 | 142 | Down 40% |
| November 2025 | 60 | 177 | Down 66% |
| October 2025 | 16 | 81 | Down 80% |
| September 2025 | 32 | 68 | Down 53% |
| August 2025 | 142 | 315 | Down 55% |
| July 2025 | 147 | 633 | Down 77% |
| June 2025 | 85 | 322 | Down 74% |
| May 2025 | 110 | 202 | Down 46% |
| April 2025 | 141 | 137 | About flat, 2.9% |
| March 2025 | 36 | 101 | Down 64% |
| February 2025 | 50 | 54 | Down 7.4% |
| January 2025 | 88 | 94 | Down 6.4% |
| December 2024 | 142 | 230 | Down 38% |
| November 2024 | 177 | 94 | Up 88% |
| October 2024 | 81 | 63 | Up 29% |
| September 2024 | 68 | 48 | Up 42% |
| August 2024 | 315 | 151 | Up 109% |
| July 2024 | 633 | 184 | Up 244% |
| June 2024 | 322 | 285 | Up 13% |
| May 2024 | 202 | 104 | Up 94% |
| April 2024 | 137 | 40 | Up 242% |
| March 2024 | 101 | 18 | Up 461% |
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 Pakistan
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