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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Uganda

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Uganda

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

Visas issued to nationals of Uganda, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,0173,017

Down 59%vs 7,289 in the 12 months before

Down 59% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 82% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
251
Busiest month
569
Apr 2025
Latest month
53
Feb 2026Down 90%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.3k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3k

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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.

02.5k5k7.5k10k
5.3k
5.3k
5.8k
Pre-COVID peak7.2k
6.9k
3k
399
5.2k
6.3k
6.5k
5k
563
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 5,293 visas; FY2016: 5,266 visas; FY2017: 5,803 visas; FY2018: 7,218 visas; FY2019: 6,851 visas; FY2020: 2,976 visas; FY2021: 399 visas; FY2022: 5,220 visas; FY2023: 6,268 visas; FY2024: 6,465 visas; FY2025: 5,026 visas; FY2026: 563 visas so far.

FY2025 had 5,026 visas (−22% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 78% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Uganda
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202653506Down 90%
January 202656504Down 89%
December 2025156427Down 63%
November 2025145512Down 72%
October 2025153623Down 75%
September 2025231573Down 60%
August 2025120607Down 80%
July 2025250638Down 61%
June 2025344765Down 55%
May 2025443779Down 43%
April 2025569738Down 23%
March 2025497617Down 19%
February 2025506–
January 2025504–
December 2024427–
November 2024512–
October 2024623–
September 2024573–
August 2024607–
July 2024638–
June 2024765–
May 2024779–
April 2024738–
March 2024617–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Uganda

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

Visas issued in Uganda, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,7692,769

Down 60%vs 6,963 in the 12 months before

Down 60% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 82% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
231
Busiest month
529
Apr 2025
Latest month
73
Feb 2026Down 85%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.8k

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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 Uganda each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
4.6%

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

Busiest: March 2022: 751 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    5k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    6.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 37%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    3.6k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 47%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    116

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 88%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 3,597 visas (−47% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 88% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Uganda
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202673495Down 85%
January 202643449Down 90%
December 2025137424Down 68%
November 2025118506Down 77%
October 2025128551Down 77%
September 2025252574Down 56%
August 2025102593Down 83%
July 2025220595Down 63%
June 2025329743Down 56%
May 2025388733Down 47%
April 2025529717Down 26%
March 2025450583Down 23%
February 2025495465Up 6.5%
January 2025449309Up 45%
December 2024424184Up 130%
November 2024506259Up 95%
October 2024551337Up 64%
September 2024574407Up 41%
August 2024593468Up 27%
July 2024595278Up 114%
June 2024743338Up 120%
May 2024733377Up 94%
April 2024717522Up 37%
March 2024583626Down 6.9%

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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