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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Tanzania

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Tanzania

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

Visas issued to nationals of Tanzania, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,6113,611

Down 37%vs 5,770 in the 12 months before

Down 37% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 90% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
301
Busiest month
688
Mar 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026Down 100%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.6k

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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.

02k4k6k8k
677
4.2k
5.4k
Highest6.2k
5.5k
466
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 677 visas; FY2022: 4,151 visas; FY2023: 5,376 visas; FY2024: 6,204 visas; FY2025: 5,486 visas; FY2026: 466 visas so far.

FY2025 had 5,486 visas (−12% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 80% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Tanzania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261515Down 100%
January 20260460Down 100%
December 2025129374Down 66%
November 202535470Down 93%
October 2025301522Down 42%
September 2025387576Down 33%
August 2025216534Down 60%
July 2025295341Down 13%
June 2025559444Up 26%
May 2025430545Down 21%
April 2025570545Up 4.6%
March 2025688444Up 55%
February 2025515501About flat, 2.8%
January 2025460–
December 2024374–
November 2024470–
October 2024522–
September 2024576–
August 2024534–
July 2024341–
June 2024444–
May 2024545–
April 2024545–
March 2024444–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Tanzania

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

Visas issued in Tanzania, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,6673,667

Down 35%vs 5,631 in the 12 months before

Down 35% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 87% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
306
Busiest month
700
Mar 2025
Latest month
16
Feb 2026Down 97%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.6k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.7k

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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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Tanzania each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.9%
6.1%

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

Busiest: October 2023: 732 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and July the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    6k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    5.6k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 6.9%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    4.6k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 18%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    36

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 96%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 4,616 visas (−18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 96% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Tanzania
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202616538Down 97%
January 202620447Down 96%
December 2025136377Down 64%
November 202562479Down 87%
October 2025292485Down 40%
September 2025365541Down 33%
August 2025216519Down 58%
July 2025287303Down 5.3%
June 2025602436Up 38%
May 2025430545Down 21%
April 2025541526About flat, 2.9%
March 2025700435Up 61%
February 2025538542About flat, 0.7%
January 2025447424Up 5.4%
December 2024377544Down 31%
November 2024479605Down 21%
October 2024485732Down 34%
September 2024541551About flat, 1.8%
August 2024519589Down 12%
July 2024303395Down 23%
June 2024436387Up 13%
May 2024545500Up 9%
April 2024526523About flat, 0.6%
March 2024435339Up 28%

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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