Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at San Salvador, and its share of everything issued in El Salvador.
Visas issued at San Salvador, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
42,91742,917
Down 27% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 57% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 59k
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Visas issued at San Salvador each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2024: 5,975 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
48k
Jan – Dec 2023
56k
Jan – Dec 2024
49k
Jan – Dec 2025
3.9k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 48,734 visas (−12% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 60% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2,054 | 4,749 | Down 57% |
| January 2026 | 1,799 | 4,921 | Down 63% |
| December 2025 | 2,588 | 5,289 | Down 51% |
| November 2025 | 2,920 | 5,167 | Down 43% |
| October 2025 | 5,222 | 4,711 | Up 11% |
| September 2025 | 3,873 | 5,197 | Down 25% |
| August 2025 | 3,816 | 5,652 | Down 32% |
| July 2025 | 4,032 | 5,975 | Down 33% |
| June 2025 | 3,390 | 3,974 | Down 15% |
| May 2025 | 2,847 | 4,311 | Down 34% |
| April 2025 | 5,322 | 4,839 | Up 10% |
| March 2025 | 5,054 | 3,745 | Up 35% |
| February 2025 | 4,749 | 3,113 | Up 53% |
| January 2025 | 4,921 | 3,538 | Up 39% |
| December 2024 | 5,289 | 3,259 | Up 62% |
| November 2024 | 5,167 | 3,478 | Up 49% |
| October 2024 | 4,711 | 3,780 | Up 25% |
| September 2024 | 5,197 | 3,288 | Up 58% |
| August 2024 | 5,652 | 3,427 | Up 65% |
| July 2024 | 5,975 | 4,205 | Up 42% |
| June 2024 | 3,974 | 4,178 | Down 4.9% |
| May 2024 | 4,311 | 3,461 | Up 25% |
| April 2024 | 4,839 | 3,665 | Up 32% |
| March 2024 | 3,745 | 5,910 | Down 37% |
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 El Salvador
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