Official US State Department data
How many F-2 visas are issued at Bangkok, and its share of everything issued in Thailand.
Visas issued at Bangkok, last 12 months
Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
4747
Down 58% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 87% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 111
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 47
Every US consulate in Thailand: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Bangkok issued 70% of the F-2 visas issued in Thailand in the last 12 months, down from 86% 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: November 2023: 18 visas
In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
100
Jan – Dec 2023
118
Jan – Dec 2024
53
Jan – Dec 2025
2
Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months
2025 had 53 visas (−55% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 75% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 2 | 8 | Down 75% |
| December 2025 | 0 | 6 | Down 100% |
| November 2025 | 1 | 9 | Down 89% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 7 | Down 71% |
| September 2025 | 0 | 11 | Down 100% |
| August 2025 | 6 | 8 | Down 25% |
| July 2025 | 1 | 18 | Down 94% |
| June 2025 | 11 | 12 | Down 8.3% |
| May 2025 | 8 | 5 | Up 60% |
| April 2025 | 6 | 14 | Down 57% |
| March 2025 | 8 | 1 | Up 700% |
| February 2025 | 2 | 12 | Down 83% |
| January 2025 | 8 | 15 | Down 47% |
| December 2024 | 6 | 5 | Up 20% |
| November 2024 | 9 | 18 | Down 50% |
| October 2024 | 7 | 8 | Down 13% |
| September 2024 | 11 | 4 | Up 175% |
| August 2024 | 8 | 15 | Down 47% |
| July 2024 | 18 | 12 | Up 50% |
| June 2024 | 12 | 9 | Up 33% |
| May 2024 | 5 | 6 | Down 17% |
| April 2024 | 14 | 6 | Up 133% |
| March 2024 | 1 | 8 | Down 88% |
| February 2024 | 12 | 3 | Up 300% |
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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