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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Poland

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Poland

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

Visas issued to nationals of Poland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,1427,142

About flat, 2%vs 7,285 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (−2%).

Monthly average
595
Busiest month
790
Mar 2025
Latest month
632
Feb 2026Up 13%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.3k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.1k

02505007501k
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
82k
89k
95k
Pre-COVID peak107k
105k
8.9k
907
4.8k
6.3k
7.3k
7.1k
3k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 81,861 visas; FY2016: 88,624 visas; FY2017: 95,272 visas; FY2018: 106,961 visas; FY2019: 104,609 visas; FY2020: 8,931 visas; FY2021: 907 visas; FY2022: 4,797 visas; FY2023: 6,279 visas; FY2024: 7,280 visas; FY2025: 7,051 visas; FY2026: 2,952 visas so far.

FY2025 had 7,051 visas (−3.1% on FY2024). That's 93% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 3.2% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Poland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026632559Up 13%
January 2026648633About flat, 2.4%
December 2025599542Up 11%
November 2025480534Down 10%
October 2025593593About flat, 0%
September 2025671574Up 17%
August 2025537642Down 16%
July 2025518651Down 20%
June 2025445602Down 26%
May 2025519566Down 8.3%
April 2025710745Down 4.7%
March 2025790644Up 23%
February 2025559–
January 2025633–
December 2024542–
November 2024534–
October 2024593–
September 2024574–
August 2024642–
July 2024651–
June 2024602–
May 2024566–
April 2024745–
March 2024644–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Poland

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

Visas issued in Poland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

24,60824,608

Down 7.6%vs 26,625 in the 12 months before

Down 7.6% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2.1k
Busiest month
2.4k
Nov 2025
Latest month
2.2k
Feb 2026Up 8.4%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 27k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 25k

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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
  • Warsaw71% of total
    17kDown 3.2%
    17,396 visas in the last 12 months, 17,968 in the 12 months before
  • Krakow29% of total
    7.2kDown 17%
    7,212 visas in the last 12 months, 8,657 in the 12 months before

Warsaw issues the most: 71% of the total. Krakow issued 17% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Poland each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9%
7.3%

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

Busiest: August 2022: 3,472 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, issuance was fairly even across the year.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    28k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    26k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 4.7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    25k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6.3%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    4.5k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    About flat, 0%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 24,610 visas (−6.3% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is level with the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Poland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,2182,047Up 8.4%
January 20262,2562,429Down 7.1%
December 20252,1622,205About flat, 2%
November 20252,3892,262Up 5.6%
October 20252,3512,127Up 11%
September 20252,2492,048Up 9.8%
August 20251,8552,241Down 17%
July 20251,5462,191Down 29%
June 20251,6562,200Down 25%
May 20251,5982,305Down 31%
April 20252,0912,576Down 19%
March 20252,2371,994Up 12%
February 20252,0471,972Up 3.8%
January 20252,4292,146Up 13%
December 20242,2051,318Up 67%
November 20242,2622,407Down 6%
October 20242,1272,020Up 5.3%
September 20242,0482,277Down 10%
August 20242,2412,831Down 21%
July 20242,1912,223About flat, 1.4%
June 20242,2002,351Down 6.4%
May 20242,3052,457Down 6.2%
April 20242,5762,104Up 22%
March 20241,9942,883Down 31%

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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