Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Palau are issued, and what each US consulate in Palau issues, month by month.
Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Palau, at any US consulate in the world.
Visas issued to nationals of Palau, last 12 months
Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
33
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
FY2015: 16 visas; FY2016: 16 visas; FY2017: 6 visas; FY2018: 5 visas; FY2019: 2 visas; FY2020: 3 visas; FY2021: 0 visas; FY2022: 1 visas; FY2023: 1 visas; FY2024: 6 visas.
FY2024 had 6 visas (+500% on FY2023). That's 63% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015).
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 1 | – | |
| January 2026 | 1 | – | |
| December 2025 | 0 | – | |
| November 2025 | 1 | – |
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 Palau who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Palau.
How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Palau issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.
Visas issued in Palau, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
7171
Down 64% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 199
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 71
Visas issued in Palau each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2023: 51 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and August the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
429
Jan – Dec 2023
214
Jan – Dec 2024
92
Jan – Dec 2025
14
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 92 visas (−57% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 60% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 4 | 12 | Down 67% |
| January 2026 | 10 | 23 | Down 57% |
| December 2025 | 0 | 14 | Down 100% |
| November 2025 | 8 | 15 | Down 47% |
| October 2025 | 6 | 18 | Down 67% |
| September 2025 | 13 | 0 | |
| August 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| July 2025 | 5 | 23 | Down 78% |
| June 2025 | 1 | 16 | Down 94% |
| May 2025 | 11 | 36 | Down 69% |
| April 2025 | 8 | 21 | Down 62% |
| March 2025 | 4 | 21 | Down 81% |
| February 2025 | 12 | 19 | Down 37% |
| January 2025 | 23 | 31 | Down 26% |
| December 2024 | 14 | 24 | Down 42% |
| November 2024 | 15 | 36 | Down 58% |
| October 2024 | 18 | 23 | Down 22% |
| September 2024 | 0 | 35 | Down 100% |
| August 2024 | 0 | 46 | Down 100% |
| July 2024 | 23 | 29 | Down 21% |
| June 2024 | 16 | 47 | Down 66% |
| May 2024 | 36 | 42 | Down 14% |
| April 2024 | 21 | 51 | Down 59% |
| March 2024 | 21 | 45 | Down 53% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.