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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Poland

How many US visas nationals of Poland are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Poland issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Poland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

16,79416,794

Down 6.2%vs 17,902 in the 12 months before

Down 6.2% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.4k
Busiest month
2.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.2k
Feb 2026Up 8.5%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 18k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 17k

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Poland by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    About flat, 2%

    7.1k

    43% of the total, last 12 months

    7,142 visas in the last 12 months, 7,285 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 4.8%

    3.2k

    19% of the total, last 12 months

    3,184 visas in the last 12 months, 3,344 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 15%

    1.7k

    9.9% of the total, last 12 months

    1,661 visas in the last 12 months, 1,959 in the 12 months before

  • NATO-2

    Up 11%

    824

    4.9% of the total, last 12 months

    824 visas in the last 12 months, 745 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 5.7%

    740

    4.4% of the total, last 12 months

    740 visas in the last 12 months, 785 in the 12 months before

  • L-1

    Intracompany transferees

    Down 15%

    565

    3.4% of the total, last 12 months

    565 visas in the last 12 months, 665 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • A-22.5% of total

    Foreign government officials

    419Down 9.1%
    419 visas in the last 12 months, 461 in the 12 months before
  • L-22.3% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    394Down 9.6%
    394 visas in the last 12 months, 436 in the 12 months before
  • P-11.3% of total

    Athletes and entertainment groups

    214Up 3.4%
    214 visas in the last 12 months, 207 in the 12 months before
  • P-31.2% of total

    Culturally unique artists and entertainers

    205Down 9.3%
    205 visas in the last 12 months, 226 in the 12 months before
  • E-21.1% of total

    Treaty investors

    178Down 5.8%
    178 visas in the last 12 months, 189 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B1% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    168Down 18%
    168 visas in the last 12 months, 204 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 43% of the visas issued to nationals of Poland in the last 12 months. C-1/D fell 15% and L-1 fell 15% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Poland

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Warsaw72% of the country
    27kDown 3%
    27,207 visas in the last 12 months, 28,057 in the 12 months before
  • Krakow28% of the country
    10kDown 15%
    10,456 visas in the last 12 months, 12,326 in the 12 months before

Warsaw issues the most: 72% of the total. Krakow issued 15% fewer.

Together they issued 37,663 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Poland above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Poland each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.7%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: March 2025: 2,249 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    18k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    17k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 8.2%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    2.3k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 3.4%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 16,875 visas (−8.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 3.4% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Poland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,2111,116Up 8.5%
January 20261,0781,254Down 14%
December 20251,2051,179About flat, 2.2%
November 20258951,121Down 20%
October 20251,1021,181Down 6.7%
September 20251,3861,168Up 19%
August 20251,3961,588Down 12%
July 20251,6791,830Down 8.3%
June 20251,0801,735Down 38%
May 20251,5231,779Down 14%
April 20251,9902,023About flat, 1.6%
March 20252,2491,928Up 17%
February 20251,1161,524Down 27%
January 20251,2541,322Down 5.1%
December 20241,179828Up 42%
November 20241,1211,071Up 4.7%
October 20241,1811,228Down 3.8%
September 20241,1681,199About flat, 2.6%
August 20241,5881,620About flat, 2%
July 20241,8301,619Up 13%
June 20241,7351,488Up 17%
May 20241,7791,728About flat, 3%
April 20242,0231,821Up 11%
March 20241,9282,133Down 9.6%

Look up a visa type for Poland

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.