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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Romania

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Romania

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

Visas issued to nationals of Romania, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

38,77638,776

Down 51%vs 78,485 in the 12 months before

Down 51% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
3.2k
Busiest month
3.7k
Sep 2025
Latest month
2.6k
Feb 2026Down 15%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 78k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 39k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
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.

025k50k75k100k
31k
34k
35k
38k
Pre-COVID peak43k
20k
4.9k
23k
47k
Highest78k
42k
16k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 30,599 visas; FY2016: 34,497 visas; FY2017: 35,134 visas; FY2018: 38,246 visas; FY2019: 43,188 visas; FY2020: 20,051 visas; FY2021: 4,927 visas; FY2022: 22,964 visas; FY2023: 46,733 visas; FY2024: 77,820 visas; FY2025: 41,551 visas; FY2026: 15,807 visas so far.

FY2025 had 41,551 visas (−47% on FY2024). That's 3.8% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 15% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Romania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,6453,119Down 15%
January 20263,2663,524Down 7.3%
December 20253,1983,069Up 4.2%
November 20253,2463,899Down 17%
October 20253,4524,971Down 31%
September 20253,68210,378Down 65%
August 20252,9038,632Down 66%
July 20253,5248,047Down 56%
June 20253,1617,837Down 60%
May 20253,5558,158Down 56%
April 20253,5369,123Down 61%
March 20252,6087,728Down 66%
February 20253,119–
January 20253,524–
December 20243,069–
November 20243,899–
October 20244,971–
September 202410,378–
August 20248,632–
July 20248,047–
June 20247,837–
May 20248,158–
April 20249,123–
March 20247,728–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Romania

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

Visas issued in Romania, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

40,81240,812

Down 46%vs 74,921 in the 12 months before

Down 46% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 15% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3.4k
Busiest month
4.3k
Sep 2025
Latest month
2.3k
Feb 2026Down 32%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 75k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 41k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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 Romania each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
5.5%

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

Busiest: September 2024: 9,770 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    39k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    77k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 95%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    42k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 45%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    5.2k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 22%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 42,292 visas (−45% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 22% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Romania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,2643,328Down 32%
January 20262,9783,394Down 12%
December 20253,0493,037About flat, 0.4%
November 20253,1293,861Down 19%
October 20253,7174,677Down 21%
September 20254,2859,770Down 56%
August 20253,5808,223Down 56%
July 20253,9207,587Down 48%
June 20253,3497,372Down 55%
May 20253,8237,735Down 51%
April 20253,6148,647Down 58%
March 20253,1047,290Down 57%
February 20253,3284,902Down 32%
January 20253,3943,648Down 7%
December 20243,0372,154Up 41%
November 20243,8612,726Up 42%
October 20244,6773,235Up 45%
September 20249,7702,696Up 262%
August 20248,2234,472Up 84%
July 20247,5874,664Up 63%
June 20247,3723,316Up 122%
May 20247,7353,669Up 111%
April 20248,6472,474Up 250%
March 20247,2904,034Up 81%

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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