Official US State Department data
How many H-4 visas are issued at Krakow, and its share of everything issued in Poland.
Visas issued at Krakow, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
5454
Down 31% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 16% below the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Poland: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Krakow issued 26% of the H-4 visas issued in Poland in the last 12 months, down from 41% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Krakow each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: August 2022: 18 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
77
Jan – Dec 2023
74
Jan – Dec 2024
49
Jan – Dec 2025
14
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 49 visas (−34% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 56% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6 | 6 | About flat, 0% |
| January 2026 | 8 | 3 | Up 167% |
| December 2025 | 2 | 10 | Down 80% |
| November 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| October 2025 | 8 | 6 | Up 33% |
| September 2025 | 4 | 6 | Down 33% |
| August 2025 | 5 | 9 | Down 44% |
| July 2025 | 4 | 9 | Down 56% |
| June 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| May 2025 | 3 | 10 | Down 70% |
| April 2025 | 3 | 5 | Down 40% |
| March 2025 | 2 | 11 | Down 82% |
| February 2025 | 6 | 4 | Up 50% |
| January 2025 | 3 | 1 | Up 200% |
| December 2024 | 10 | 7 | Up 43% |
| November 2024 | 0 | 4 | Down 100% |
| October 2024 | 6 | 9 | Down 33% |
| September 2024 | 6 | 5 | Up 20% |
| August 2024 | 9 | 7 | Up 29% |
| July 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| June 2024 | 3 | 8 | Down 63% |
| May 2024 | 10 | 3 | Up 233% |
| April 2024 | 5 | 7 | Down 29% |
| March 2024 | 11 | 17 | Down 35% |
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 Poland
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