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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Thailand

How many US visas nationals of Thailand are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Thailand issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

59,26959,269

Down 11%vs 66,479 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 29% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
4.9k
Busiest month
7.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
5.3k
Feb 2026Down 32%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 66k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 59k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Thailand by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 6.3%

    40k

    68% of the total, last 12 months

    40,478 visas in the last 12 months, 43,192 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 24%

    7.7k

    13% of the total, last 12 months

    7,709 visas in the last 12 months, 10,131 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 10%

    3.2k

    5.3% of the total, last 12 months

    3,156 visas in the last 12 months, 3,517 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Down 20%

    2.8k

    4.7% of the total, last 12 months

    2,784 visas in the last 12 months, 3,477 in the 12 months before

  • A-2

    Foreign government officials

    Down 14%

    1.8k

    3% of the total, last 12 months

    1,787 visas in the last 12 months, 2,089 in the 12 months before

  • K-1

    Fiancé(e)s of US citizens

    Down 58%

    467

    0.8% of the total, last 12 months

    467 visas in the last 12 months, 1,100 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • E-20.7% of total

    Treaty investors

    422Down 10%
    422 visas in the last 12 months, 471 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B0.6% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    373Down 11%
    373 visas in the last 12 months, 420 in the 12 months before
  • B-10.5% of total

    Business visitors

    312Up 24%
    312 visas in the last 12 months, 252 in the 12 months before
  • B-20.5% of total

    Tourists and medical visitors

    286About flat, 1.8%
    286 visas in the last 12 months, 281 in the 12 months before
  • L-10.5% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    272Up 24%
    272 visas in the last 12 months, 219 in the 12 months before
  • G-20.3% of total

    Government representatives to international organizations

    183Up 12%
    183 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 68% of the visas issued to nationals of Thailand in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 24% and C-1/D fell 20% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Thailand

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Bangkok96% of the country
    56kDown 8.5%
    56,256 visas in the last 12 months, 61,452 in the 12 months before
  • Chiang Mai4.3% of the country
    2.5kDown 56%
    2,500 visas in the last 12 months, 5,691 in the 12 months before

Bangkok issues the most: 96% of the total. Chiang Mai issued 56% fewer.

Together they issued 58,756 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Thailand above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Thailand each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
4.5%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: February 2024: 8,573 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, February was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    66k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    64k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 4.4%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    9.2k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 32%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 63,536 visas (−4.4% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 32% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,3157,833Down 32%
January 20263,8455,594Down 31%
December 20252,6723,230Down 17%
November 20252,9733,554Down 16%
October 20254,8984,227Up 16%
September 20256,0684,313Up 41%
August 20256,4865,585Up 16%
July 20254,6186,266Down 26%
June 20254,5854,622About flat, 0.8%
May 20254,3497,128Down 39%
April 20256,2736,028Up 4.1%
March 20257,1878,099Down 11%
February 20257,8338,573Down 8.6%
January 20255,5944,861Up 15%
December 20243,2302,961Up 9.1%
November 20243,5544,209Down 16%
October 20244,2274,021Up 5.1%
September 20244,3135,091Down 15%
August 20245,5855,773Down 3.3%
July 20246,2664,694Up 33%
June 20244,6225,548Down 17%
May 20247,1286,787Up 5%
April 20246,0285,234Up 15%
March 20248,0998,053About flat, 0.6%

Look up a visa type for Thailand

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.