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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Paraguay

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Paraguay

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

Visas issued to nationals of Paraguay, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

14,80214,802

Up 5.6%vs 14,015 in the 12 months before

Up 5.6% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 76% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.2k
Busiest month
2.4k
Dec 2025
Latest month
1.5k
Feb 2026Up 38%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 15k

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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.

05k10k15k20k
10k
11k
10k
Pre-COVID peak11k
11k
4.3k
3.1k
7.3k
10k
Highest13k
12k
8.2k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 10,342 visas; FY2016: 10,860 visas; FY2017: 10,044 visas; FY2018: 10,936 visas; FY2019: 10,759 visas; FY2020: 4,266 visas; FY2021: 3,052 visas; FY2022: 7,250 visas; FY2023: 10,252 visas; FY2024: 12,793 visas; FY2025: 11,617 visas; FY2026: 8,180 visas so far.

FY2025 had 11,617 visas (−9.2% on FY2024). That's 6.2% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 64% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Paraguay
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,4841,078Up 38%
January 20261,3331,179Up 13%
December 20252,421719Up 237%
November 20251,270891Up 43%
October 20251,6721,128Up 48%
September 20251,354736Up 84%
August 20251,1321,538Down 26%
July 20256553,356Down 80%
June 2025853797Up 7%
May 2025723812Down 11%
April 2025894900About flat, 0.7%
March 20251,011881Up 15%
February 20251,078–
January 20251,179–
December 2024719–
November 2024891–
October 20241,128–
September 2024736–
August 20241,538–
July 20243,356–
June 2024797–
May 2024812–
April 2024900–
March 2024881–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Paraguay

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

Visas issued in Paraguay, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

16,80716,807

Down 4%vs 17,506 in the 12 months before

Down 4% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 44% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.4k
Busiest month
2.6k
Dec 2025
Latest month
1.6k
Feb 2026Up 13%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 18k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 17k

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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 Paraguay each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
6.9%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 4,062 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    12k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    17k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 36%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    17k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    About flat, 0.1%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 3.5%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 16,706 visas (+0.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 3.5% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Paraguay
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,5701,393Up 13%
January 20261,4251,501Down 5.1%
December 20252,575973Up 165%
November 20251,3501,198Up 13%
October 20251,7391,578Up 10%
September 20251,542979Up 58%
August 20251,3701,916Down 28%
July 20256824,062Down 83%
June 20251,034882Up 17%
May 2025956922Up 3.7%
April 20251,2021,100Up 9.3%
March 20251,3621,002Up 36%
February 20251,3931,096Up 27%
January 20251,501977Up 54%
December 20249731,006Down 3.3%
November 20241,198651Up 84%
October 20241,578834Up 89%
September 20249791,194Down 18%
August 20241,9161,372Up 40%
July 20244,062833Up 388%
June 20248821,155Down 24%
May 20249221,244Down 26%
April 20241,1001,013Up 8.6%
March 20241,0021,448Down 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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