Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Bucharest, and its share of everything issued in Romania.
Visas issued at Bucharest, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
40,81240,812
Down 46% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 15% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 75k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 41k
Visas issued at Bucharest each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: September 2024: 9,770 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
39k
Jan – Dec 2023
77k
Jan – Dec 2024
42k
Jan – Dec 2025
5.2k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 42,292 visas (−45% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 22% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2,264 | 3,328 | Down 32% |
| January 2026 | 2,978 | 3,394 | Down 12% |
| December 2025 | 3,049 | 3,037 | About flat, 0.4% |
| November 2025 | 3,129 | 3,861 | Down 19% |
| October 2025 | 3,717 | 4,677 | Down 21% |
| September 2025 | 4,285 | 9,770 | Down 56% |
| August 2025 | 3,580 | 8,223 | Down 56% |
| July 2025 | 3,920 | 7,587 | Down 48% |
| June 2025 | 3,349 | 7,372 | Down 55% |
| May 2025 | 3,823 | 7,735 | Down 51% |
| April 2025 | 3,614 | 8,647 | Down 58% |
| March 2025 | 3,104 | 7,290 | Down 57% |
| February 2025 | 3,328 | 4,902 | Down 32% |
| January 2025 | 3,394 | 3,648 | Down 7% |
| December 2024 | 3,037 | 2,154 | Up 41% |
| November 2024 | 3,861 | 2,726 | Up 42% |
| October 2024 | 4,677 | 3,235 | Up 45% |
| September 2024 | 9,770 | 2,696 | Up 262% |
| August 2024 | 8,223 | 4,472 | Up 84% |
| July 2024 | 7,587 | 4,664 | Up 63% |
| June 2024 | 7,372 | 3,316 | Up 122% |
| May 2024 | 7,735 | 3,669 | Up 111% |
| April 2024 | 8,647 | 2,474 | Up 250% |
| March 2024 | 7,290 | 4,034 | Up 81% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Romania
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