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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Thailand

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Thailand

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

Visas issued to nationals of Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

40,47840,478

Down 6.3%vs 43,192 in the 12 months before

Down 6.3% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 24% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3.4k
Busiest month
5.1k
Sep 2025
Latest month
2.9k
Feb 2026Down 16%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 43k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 40k

02k4k6k8k
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.

020k40k60k80k
45k
Pre-COVID peak47k
43k
43k
44k
18k
10k
41k
43k
44k
42k
14k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 44,795 visas; FY2016: 47,382 visas; FY2017: 43,182 visas; FY2018: 42,927 visas; FY2019: 43,544 visas; FY2020: 18,286 visas; FY2021: 10,112 visas; FY2022: 41,259 visas; FY2023: 43,155 visas; FY2024: 44,088 visas; FY2025: 42,246 visas; FY2026: 13,942 visas so far.

FY2025 had 42,246 visas (−4.2% on FY2024). That's 11% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 11% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,8963,467Down 16%
January 20262,5403,806Down 33%
December 20251,8032,308Down 22%
November 20252,3532,777Down 15%
October 20254,3503,352Up 30%
September 20255,0803,126Up 63%
August 20254,9143,596Up 37%
July 20252,5563,951Down 35%
June 20253,1973,195About flat, 0.1%
May 20253,0285,356Down 43%
April 20253,7523,744About flat, 0.2%
March 20254,0094,514Down 11%
February 20253,467–
January 20253,806–
December 20242,308–
November 20242,777–
October 20243,352–
September 20243,126–
August 20243,596–
July 20243,951–
June 20243,195–
May 20245,356–
April 20243,744–
March 20244,514–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Thailand

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

Visas issued in Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

40,72740,727

Down 6%vs 43,321 in the 12 months before

Down 6% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 25% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3.4k
Busiest month
5.1k
Sep 2025
Latest month
2.9k
Feb 2026Down 17%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 43k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 41k

02k4k6k8k
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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Bangkok95% of total
    39kAbout flat, 0.2%
    38,621 visas in the last 12 months, 38,716 in the 12 months before
  • Chiang Mai5.2% of total
    2.1kDown 54%
    2,106 visas in the last 12 months, 4,605 in the 12 months before

Bangkok issues the most: 95% of the total. Chiang Mai issued 54% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Thailand each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
4.8%

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

Busiest: May 2024: 5,436 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    42k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    44k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 4.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    43k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 3.3%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    5.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 42,577 visas (−3.3% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,9223,534Down 17%
January 20262,5133,751Down 33%
December 20251,7392,289Down 24%
November 20252,2502,790Down 19%
October 20254,3493,393Up 28%
September 20255,1283,103Up 65%
August 20255,0653,538Up 43%
July 20252,5783,979Down 35%
June 20253,1843,260About flat, 2.3%
May 20253,0495,436Down 44%
April 20253,8663,686Up 4.9%
March 20254,0844,562Down 10%
February 20253,5345,024Down 30%
January 20253,7512,992Up 25%
December 20242,2892,126Up 7.7%
November 20242,7903,350Down 17%
October 20243,3933,136Up 8.2%
September 20243,1034,147Down 25%
August 20243,5384,275Down 17%
July 20243,9792,583Up 54%
June 20243,2603,109Up 4.9%
May 20245,4364,689Up 16%
April 20243,6863,182Up 16%
March 20244,5624,678About flat, 2.5%

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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