Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Dar Es Salaam, and its share of everything issued in Tanzania.
Visas issued at Dar Es Salaam, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
3,6673,667
Down 35% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 87% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.6k
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Visas issued at Dar Es Salaam each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: October 2023: 732 visas
In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and July the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
6k
Jan – Dec 2023
5.6k
Jan – Dec 2024
4.6k
Jan – Dec 2025
36
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 4,616 visas (−18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 96% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 16 | 538 | Down 97% |
| January 2026 | 20 | 447 | Down 96% |
| December 2025 | 136 | 377 | Down 64% |
| November 2025 | 62 | 479 | Down 87% |
| October 2025 | 292 | 485 | Down 40% |
| September 2025 | 365 | 541 | Down 33% |
| August 2025 | 216 | 519 | Down 58% |
| July 2025 | 287 | 303 | Down 5.3% |
| June 2025 | 602 | 436 | Up 38% |
| May 2025 | 430 | 545 | Down 21% |
| April 2025 | 541 | 526 | About flat, 2.9% |
| March 2025 | 700 | 435 | Up 61% |
| February 2025 | 538 | 542 | About flat, 0.7% |
| January 2025 | 447 | 424 | Up 5.4% |
| December 2024 | 377 | 544 | Down 31% |
| November 2024 | 479 | 605 | Down 21% |
| October 2024 | 485 | 732 | Down 34% |
| September 2024 | 541 | 551 | About flat, 1.8% |
| August 2024 | 519 | 589 | Down 12% |
| July 2024 | 303 | 395 | Down 23% |
| June 2024 | 436 | 387 | Up 13% |
| May 2024 | 545 | 500 | Up 9% |
| April 2024 | 526 | 523 | About flat, 0.6% |
| March 2024 | 435 | 339 | Up 28% |
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 Tanzania
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