Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Chiang Mai, and its share of everything issued in Thailand.
Visas issued at Chiang Mai, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,1062,106
Down 54% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.6k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.1k
Every US consulate in Thailand: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Chiang Mai issued 5.2% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Thailand in the last 12 months, down from 11% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Chiang Mai each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: February 2024: 606 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
4.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
5.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
2.2k
Jan – Dec 2025
211
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 2,240 visas (−56% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 122 | 122 | About flat, 0% |
| January 2026 | 89 | 223 | Down 60% |
| December 2025 | 202 | 90 | Up 124% |
| November 2025 | 145 | 280 | Down 48% |
| October 2025 | 148 | 413 | Down 64% |
| September 2025 | 221 | 469 | Down 53% |
| August 2025 | 219 | 537 | Down 59% |
| July 2025 | 78 | 455 | Down 83% |
| June 2025 | 140 | 476 | Down 71% |
| May 2025 | 199 | 454 | Down 56% |
| April 2025 | 211 | 497 | Down 58% |
| March 2025 | 332 | 589 | Down 44% |
| February 2025 | 122 | 606 | Down 80% |
| January 2025 | 223 | 279 | Down 20% |
| December 2024 | 90 | 97 | Down 7.2% |
| November 2024 | 280 | 317 | Down 12% |
| October 2024 | 413 | 372 | Up 11% |
| September 2024 | 469 | 601 | Down 22% |
| August 2024 | 537 | 557 | Down 3.6% |
| July 2024 | 455 | 260 | Up 75% |
| June 2024 | 476 | 229 | Up 108% |
| May 2024 | 454 | 317 | Up 43% |
| April 2024 | 497 | 359 | Up 38% |
| March 2024 | 589 | 406 | Up 45% |
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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