Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Istanbul, and its share of everything issued in Türkiye.
Visas issued at Istanbul, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,2601,260
Down 19% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.6k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.3k
Every US consulate in Türkiye: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Istanbul issued 54% of the F-1 visas issued in Türkiye in the last 12 months, up from 46% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Istanbul each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: August 2022: 792 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.6k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.3k
Jan – Dec 2025
75
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,255 visas (−21% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 7.1% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 28 | 22 | Up 27% |
| January 2026 | 47 | 48 | About flat, 2.1% |
| December 2025 | 103 | 108 | Down 4.6% |
| November 2025 | 58 | 54 | Up 7.4% |
| October 2025 | 74 | 38 | Up 95% |
| September 2025 | 50 | 88 | Down 43% |
| August 2025 | 241 | 334 | Down 28% |
| July 2025 | 321 | 368 | Down 13% |
| June 2025 | 126 | 205 | Down 39% |
| May 2025 | 156 | 191 | Down 18% |
| April 2025 | 23 | 53 | Down 57% |
| March 2025 | 33 | 43 | Down 23% |
| February 2025 | 22 | 29 | Down 24% |
| January 2025 | 48 | 83 | Down 42% |
| December 2024 | 108 | 68 | Up 59% |
| November 2024 | 54 | 30 | Up 80% |
| October 2024 | 38 | 81 | Down 53% |
| September 2024 | 88 | 38 | Up 132% |
| August 2024 | 334 | 288 | Up 16% |
| July 2024 | 368 | 402 | Down 8.5% |
| June 2024 | 205 | 532 | Down 61% |
| May 2024 | 191 | 179 | Up 6.7% |
| April 2024 | 53 | 49 | Up 8.2% |
| March 2024 | 43 | 50 | Down 14% |
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 Türkiye
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