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Official US State Department data

F-2 visa statistics for Portugal

How many F-2 visas nationals of Portugal are issued, and what each US consulate in Portugal issues, month by month.

Data through December 2025

F-2 visas issued to nationals of Portugal

Every F-2 visa issued to a national of Portugal, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Portugal, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

2323

Down 38%vs 37 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 63% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
8
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026Down 67%

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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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13
24
30
19
26
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32
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Pre-COVID peak38
20
36
27
31
Highest41
32
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 13 visas; FY2012: 24 visas; FY2013: 30 visas; FY2014: 19 visas; FY2015: 26 visas; FY2016: 33 visas; FY2017: 32 visas; FY2018: 26 visas; FY2019: 38 visas; FY2020: 20 visas; FY2021: 36 visas; FY2022: 27 visas; FY2023: 31 visas; FY2024: 41 visas; FY2025: 32 visas; FY2026: 4 visas so far.

FY2025 had 32 visas (−22% on FY2024). That's 16% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 69% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Portugal
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202613Down 67%
December 202514Down 75%
November 202511About flat, 0%
October 202515Down 80%
September 202500
August 202515Down 80%
July 202583Up 167%
June 202523Down 33%
May 202514Down 75%
April 202534Down 25%
March 202524Down 50%
February 202521Up 100%
January 202532Up 50%
December 202447Down 43%
November 20241–
October 20245–
September 20240–
August 20245–
July 20243–
June 20243–
May 20244–
April 20244–
March 20244–
February 20241–

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.

F-2 visas issued in Portugal

How many F-2 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

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

3030

Down 51%vs 61 in the 12 months before

Down 51% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 88% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
6
Feb 2025
Latest month
1
Dec 2025Down 86%

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Portugal each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
Typical
15%
0.8%

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

Busiest: July 2023: 12 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    61

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    30

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 51%vs 2024

2025 had 30 visas (−51% on 2024).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Portugal
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 202517Down 86%
November 202501Down 100%
October 202518Down 88%
September 202514Down 75%
August 202506Down 100%
July 202566About flat, 0%
June 202543Up 33%
May 202547Down 43%
April 202547Down 43%
March 202506Down 100%
February 202565Up 20%
January 202531Up 200%
December 2024712Down 42%
November 202419Down 89%
October 202486Up 33%
September 202442Up 100%
August 202462Up 200%
July 2024612Down 50%
June 20243–
May 20247–
April 20247–
March 20246–
February 20245–
January 20241–

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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