Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Bangkok, and its share of everything issued in Thailand.
Visas issued at Bangkok, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
38,62138,621
About the same as the previous 12 months (−0.2%). But the last 3 months ran 26% below the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Thailand: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Bangkok issued 95% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Thailand in the last 12 months, up from 89% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Bangkok each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: September 2022: 5,060 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
38k
Jan – Dec 2023
39k
Jan – Dec 2024
40k
Jan – Dec 2025
5.2k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 40,337 visas (+3.7% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2,800 | 3,412 | Down 18% |
| January 2026 | 2,424 | 3,528 | Down 31% |
| December 2025 | 1,537 | 2,199 | Down 30% |
| November 2025 | 2,105 | 2,510 | Down 16% |
| October 2025 | 4,201 | 2,980 | Up 41% |
| September 2025 | 4,907 | 2,634 | Up 86% |
| August 2025 | 4,846 | 3,001 | Up 61% |
| July 2025 | 2,500 | 3,524 | Down 29% |
| June 2025 | 3,044 | 2,784 | Up 9.3% |
| May 2025 | 2,850 | 4,982 | Down 43% |
| April 2025 | 3,655 | 3,189 | Up 15% |
| March 2025 | 3,752 | 3,973 | Down 5.6% |
| February 2025 | 3,412 | 4,418 | Down 23% |
| January 2025 | 3,528 | 2,713 | Up 30% |
| December 2024 | 2,199 | 2,029 | Up 8.4% |
| November 2024 | 2,510 | 3,033 | Down 17% |
| October 2024 | 2,980 | 2,764 | Up 7.8% |
| September 2024 | 2,634 | 3,546 | Down 26% |
| August 2024 | 3,001 | 3,718 | Down 19% |
| July 2024 | 3,524 | 2,323 | Up 52% |
| June 2024 | 2,784 | 2,880 | Down 3.3% |
| May 2024 | 4,982 | 4,372 | Up 14% |
| April 2024 | 3,189 | 2,823 | Up 13% |
| March 2024 | 3,973 | 4,272 | Down 7% |
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 Thailand
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