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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Portugal

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Portugal

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

Visas issued to nationals of Portugal, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,4413,441

Down 19%vs 4,272 in the 12 months before

Down 19% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 13% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
287
Busiest month
385
Dec 2025
Latest month
321
Feb 2026Up 4.6%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.3k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.4k

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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

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.

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1.4k
1.8k
1.9k
2.4k
Pre-COVID peak3.5k
1.2k
82
1.6k
2.9k
Highest4.9k
3.4k
1.5k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,399 visas; FY2016: 1,806 visas; FY2017: 1,941 visas; FY2018: 2,401 visas; FY2019: 3,484 visas; FY2020: 1,188 visas; FY2021: 82 visas; FY2022: 1,634 visas; FY2023: 2,878 visas; FY2024: 4,854 visas; FY2025: 3,426 visas; FY2026: 1,469 visas so far.

FY2025 had 3,426 visas (−29% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is level with the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Portugal
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026321307Up 4.6%
January 2026303258Up 17%
December 2025385326Up 18%
November 2025217162Up 34%
October 2025243401Down 39%
September 2025295329Down 10%
August 2025268373Down 28%
July 2025290412Down 30%
June 2025186318Down 42%
May 2025311406Down 23%
April 2025355487Down 27%
March 2025267493Down 46%
February 2025307–
January 2025258–
December 2024326–
November 2024162–
October 2024401–
September 2024329–
August 2024373–
July 2024412–
June 2024318–
May 2024406–
April 2024487–
March 2024493–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Portugal

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

Visas issued in Portugal, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

6,7546,754

Down 31%vs 9,747 in the 12 months before

Down 31% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
563
Busiest month
895
Apr 2025
Latest month
525
Feb 2026Down 34%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 9.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.8k

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Portugal each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6%
9.9%

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

Busiest: October 2024: 1,092 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    6.8k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 47%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    7.3k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 27%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    950

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 38%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 7,325 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Portugal
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026525795Down 34%
January 2026425726Down 41%
December 2025483597Down 19%
November 2025428517Down 17%
October 20254891,092Down 55%
September 2025515980Down 47%
August 2025549994Down 45%
July 20256801,026Down 34%
June 2025383497Down 23%
May 2025881754Up 17%
April 2025895955Down 6.3%
March 2025501814Down 38%
February 2025795766Up 3.8%
January 20257261,029Down 29%
December 2024597689Down 13%
November 2024517784Down 34%
October 20241,092836Up 31%
September 2024980755Up 30%
August 2024994552Up 80%
July 20241,026388Up 164%
June 2024497537Down 7.4%
May 2024754423Up 78%
April 2024955457Up 109%
March 2024814387Up 110%

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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