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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for El Salvador

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of El Salvador

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

Visas issued to nationals of El Salvador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

44,00144,001

Down 26%vs 59,484 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 56% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3.7k
Busiest month
5.4k
Apr 2025
Latest month
2.1k
Feb 2026Down 56%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 59k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 44k

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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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Pre-COVID peak56k
47k
40k
39k
37k
16k
17k
33k
49k
52k
54k
15k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 56,287 visas; FY2016: 46,850 visas; FY2017: 39,909 visas; FY2018: 39,316 visas; FY2019: 36,573 visas; FY2020: 16,159 visas; FY2021: 16,891 visas; FY2022: 33,110 visas; FY2023: 49,369 visas; FY2024: 51,808 visas; FY2025: 54,190 visas; FY2026: 15,037 visas so far.

FY2025 had 54,190 visas (+4.6% on FY2024). That's 3.7% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 40% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,1474,829Down 56%
January 20261,8845,025Down 63%
December 20252,6525,370Down 51%
November 20253,0165,250Down 43%
October 20255,3384,752Up 12%
September 20253,9945,283Down 24%
August 20253,9315,734Down 31%
July 20254,1006,042Down 32%
June 20253,4604,058Down 15%
May 20252,9114,364Down 33%
April 20255,3954,929Up 9.5%
March 20255,1733,848Up 34%
February 20254,829–
January 20255,025–
December 20245,370–
November 20245,250–
October 20244,752–
September 20245,283–
August 20245,734–
July 20246,042–
June 20244,058–
May 20244,364–
April 20244,929–
March 20243,848–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in El Salvador

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

Visas issued in El Salvador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

42,91742,917

Down 27%vs 58,530 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 57% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3.6k
Busiest month
5.3k
Apr 2025
Latest month
2.1k
Feb 2026Down 57%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 59k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 43k

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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 El Salvador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.8%
6.9%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 5,975 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    48k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    56k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    49k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 12%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3.9k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 60%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 48,734 visas (−12% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 60% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,0544,749Down 57%
January 20261,7994,921Down 63%
December 20252,5885,289Down 51%
November 20252,9205,167Down 43%
October 20255,2224,711Up 11%
September 20253,8735,197Down 25%
August 20253,8165,652Down 32%
July 20254,0325,975Down 33%
June 20253,3903,974Down 15%
May 20252,8474,311Down 34%
April 20255,3224,839Up 10%
March 20255,0543,745Up 35%
February 20254,7493,113Up 53%
January 20254,9213,538Up 39%
December 20245,2893,259Up 62%
November 20245,1673,478Up 49%
October 20244,7113,780Up 25%
September 20245,1973,288Up 58%
August 20245,6523,427Up 65%
July 20245,9754,205Up 42%
June 20243,9744,178Down 4.9%
May 20244,3113,461Up 25%
April 20244,8393,665Up 32%
March 20243,7455,910Down 37%

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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