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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Sierra Leone

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

Data through December 2025

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Sierra Leone

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

Visas issued to nationals of Sierra Leone, last 12 months

Dec 2024 – Nov 2025

760760

Down 53%vs 1,624 in the 12 months before

Down 53% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 99% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
63
Busiest month
157
Apr 2025
Latest month
1
Nov 2025Down 99%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.6k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 760

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Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25

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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1.4k
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Pre-COVID peak1.9k
1.3k
1.5k
597
388
1.9k
Highest3.3k
1.7k
1k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 1,363 visas; FY2016: 1,259 visas; FY2017: 1,873 visas; FY2018: 1,277 visas; FY2019: 1,483 visas; FY2020: 597 visas; FY2021: 388 visas; FY2022: 1,941 visas; FY2023: 3,341 visas; FY2024: 1,674 visas; FY2025: 1,039 visas; FY2026: 1 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,039 visas (−38% on FY2024). That's 45% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Nov) is running 100% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Sierra Leone
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
November 20251120Down 99%
October 20250160Down 100%
September 20252106Down 98%
August 20254171Down 98%
July 20251211Down 100%
June 202546146Down 68%
May 2025116170Down 32%
April 2025157144Up 9%
March 202513486Up 56%
February 202513353Up 151%
January 202585156Down 46%
December 202481101Down 20%
November 2024120135Down 11%
October 2024160–
September 2024106–
August 2024171–
July 2024211–
June 2024146–
May 2024170–
April 2024144–
March 202486–
February 202453–
January 2024156–
December 2023101–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Sierra Leone

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

Visas issued in Sierra Leone, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

665665

Down 52%vs 1,377 in the 12 months before

Down 52% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 96% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
55
Busiest month
143
Apr 2025
Latest month
3
Dec 2025Down 95%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 665

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Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Sierra Leone each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
13%
2.6%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 399 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    2.9k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.4k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 52%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    665

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 52%vs 2024

2025 had 665 visas (−52% on 2024).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Sierra Leone
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 2025360Down 95%
November 2025686Down 93%
October 20252138Down 99%
September 20251879Down 77%
August 202514156Down 91%
July 202516206Down 92%
June 202562131Down 53%
May 2025110149Down 26%
April 2025143126Up 13%
March 202511470Up 63%
February 202511946Up 159%
January 202558130Down 55%
December 20246090Down 33%
November 202486125Down 31%
October 2024138191Down 28%
September 202479125Down 37%
August 2024156242Down 36%
July 2024206176Up 17%
June 2024131249Down 47%
May 2024149370Down 60%
April 2024126273Down 54%
March 202470399Down 82%
February 202446290Down 84%
January 2024130342Down 62%

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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