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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Sweden

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Sweden

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

Visas issued to nationals of Sweden, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,5753,575

Down 34%vs 5,412 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 14% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
298
Busiest month
390
Oct 2025
Latest month
342
Feb 2026Down 14%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.6k

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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.

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1.1k
Pre-COVID peak6.7k
6.3k
5.1k
4.9k
2.1k
125
1.3k
4.9k
5.3k
4k
1.6k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,140 visas; FY2016: 6,738 visas; FY2017: 6,280 visas; FY2018: 5,066 visas; FY2019: 4,869 visas; FY2020: 2,088 visas; FY2021: 125 visas; FY2022: 1,338 visas; FY2023: 4,853 visas; FY2024: 5,334 visas; FY2025: 3,966 visas; FY2026: 1,582 visas so far.

FY2025 had 3,966 visas (−26% on FY2024). That's 41% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 20% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Sweden
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026342397Down 14%
January 2026277355Down 22%
December 2025285304Down 6.3%
November 2025288405Down 29%
October 2025390512Down 24%
September 2025339487Down 30%
August 2025236444Down 47%
July 2025311472Down 34%
June 2025253412Down 39%
May 2025227502Down 55%
April 2025291575Down 49%
March 2025336547Down 39%
February 2025397–
January 2025355–
December 2024304–
November 2024405–
October 2024512–
September 2024487–
August 2024444–
July 2024472–
June 2024412–
May 2024502–
April 2024575–
March 2024547–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Sweden

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

Visas issued in Sweden, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

5,1865,186

Down 34%vs 7,804 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 21% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
432
Busiest month
571
Oct 2025
Latest month
480
Feb 2026Down 20%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.2k

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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 Sweden each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 957 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    6.9k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    7.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 13%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    5.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 30%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    828

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 5,468 visas (−30% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Sweden
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026480601Down 20%
January 2026348509Down 32%
December 2025375411Down 8.8%
November 2025417635Down 34%
October 2025571801Down 29%
September 2025494746Down 34%
August 2025351596Down 41%
July 2025440646Down 32%
June 2025379560Down 32%
May 2025329675Down 51%
April 2025490845Down 42%
March 2025512779Down 34%
February 2025601689Down 13%
January 2025509382Up 33%
December 2024411398Up 3.3%
November 2024635498Up 28%
October 2024801681Up 18%
September 2024746537Up 39%
August 2024596375Up 59%
July 2024646312Up 107%
June 2024560427Up 31%
May 2024675581Up 16%
April 2024845648Up 30%
March 2024779957Down 19%

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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