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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for El Salvador

How many F-1 visas nationals of El Salvador are issued, and what each US consulate in El Salvador issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of El Salvador

Every F-1 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

206206

Down 33%vs 307 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 46% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
17
Busiest month
69
Jul 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Down 40%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 307

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 206

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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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286
308
387
393
491
Pre-COVID peak499
479
391
362
147
366
360
307
337
231
38
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 286 visas; FY2012: 308 visas; FY2013: 387 visas; FY2014: 393 visas; FY2015: 491 visas; FY2016: 499 visas; FY2017: 479 visas; FY2018: 391 visas; FY2019: 362 visas; FY2020: 147 visas; FY2021: 366 visas; FY2022: 360 visas; FY2023: 307 visas; FY2024: 337 visas; FY2025: 231 visas; FY2026: 38 visas so far.

FY2025 had 231 visas (−31% on FY2024). That's 54% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). 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 202635Down 40%
January 202639Down 67%
December 20251932Down 41%
November 2025910Down 10%
October 202547Down 43%
September 202544About flat, 0%
August 20251733Down 48%
July 20256972Down 4.2%
June 20252769Down 61%
May 20253236Down 11%
April 20251118Down 39%
March 2025812Down 33%
February 20255–
January 20259–
December 202432–
November 202410–
October 20247–
September 20244–
August 202433–
July 202472–
June 202469–
May 202436–
April 202418–
March 202412–

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.

F-1 visas issued in El Salvador

How many F-1 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

212212

Down 32%vs 314 in the 12 months before

Down 32% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 44% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
18
Busiest month
72
Jul 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 314

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 212

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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
2%
27%

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

Busiest: July 2023: 90 visas

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In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    329

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    326

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0.9%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    220

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 33%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    7

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 53%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 220 visas (−33% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 53% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202636Down 50%
January 202649Down 56%
December 20252033Down 39%
November 2025810Down 20%
October 202538Down 63%
September 202563Up 100%
August 20251832Down 44%
July 20257273About flat, 1.4%
June 20252671Down 63%
May 20253436Down 5.6%
April 20251019Down 47%
March 2025814Down 43%
February 202568Down 25%
January 2025919Down 53%
December 20243336Down 8.3%
November 20241021Down 52%
October 2024813Down 38%
September 2024311Down 73%
August 20243236Down 11%
July 20247390Down 19%
June 20247135Up 103%
May 20243639Down 7.7%
April 20241917Up 12%
March 20241413Up 7.7%

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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