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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Uruguay

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Uruguay

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

Visas issued to nationals of Uruguay, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

23,50123,501

Down 11%vs 26,331 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 31% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2k
Busiest month
2.5k
Oct 2025
Latest month
2k
Feb 2026Up 34%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 26k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 24k

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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.

010k20k30k40k
27k
Pre-COVID peak28k
25k
25k
22k
8.5k
8.8k
19k
24k
Highest28k
22k
10k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 26,551 visas; FY2016: 27,939 visas; FY2017: 24,806 visas; FY2018: 24,619 visas; FY2019: 21,960 visas; FY2020: 8,502 visas; FY2021: 8,776 visas; FY2022: 18,995 visas; FY2023: 23,793 visas; FY2024: 28,100 visas; FY2025: 21,692 visas; FY2026: 10,432 visas so far.

FY2025 had 21,692 visas (−23% on FY2024). That's 22% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 21% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Uruguay
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,9581,460Up 34%
January 20261,7911,255Up 43%
December 20252,2451,878Up 20%
November 20251,9801,839Up 7.7%
October 20252,4582,191Up 12%
September 20252,2411,425Up 57%
August 20252,2502,494Down 9.8%
July 20251,7992,500Down 28%
June 20251,6172,596Down 38%
May 20251,8792,794Down 33%
April 20251,7613,251Down 46%
March 20251,5222,648Down 43%
February 20251,460–
January 20251,255–
December 20241,878–
November 20241,839–
October 20242,191–
September 20241,425–
August 20242,494–
July 20242,500–
June 20242,596–
May 20242,794–
April 20243,251–
March 20242,648–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Uruguay

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

Visas issued in Uruguay, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

24,02624,026

Down 18%vs 29,243 in the 12 months before

Down 18% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 14% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2k
Busiest month
2.5k
Oct 2025
Latest month
1.9k
Feb 2026Up 14%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 29k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 24k

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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 Uruguay each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.5%
9.7%

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

Busiest: April 2024: 3,607 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    29k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    31k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 7.4%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    23k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 24%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3.7k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 18%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 23,457 visas (−24% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 18% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Uruguay
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,9301,688Up 14%
January 20261,7741,447Up 23%
December 20252,2452,094Up 7.2%
November 20252,0012,115Down 5.4%
October 20252,4522,476About flat, 1%
September 20252,2471,549Up 45%
August 20252,2892,757Down 17%
July 20251,7962,745Down 35%
June 20251,6102,842Down 43%
May 20252,0463,041Down 33%
April 20251,9583,607Down 46%
March 20251,6782,882Down 42%
February 20251,6882,340Down 28%
January 20251,4472,422Down 40%
December 20242,0942,251Down 7%
November 20242,1152,039Up 3.7%
October 20242,4762,661Down 7%
September 20241,5492,824Down 45%
August 20242,7572,988Down 7.7%
July 20242,7452,026Up 35%
June 20242,8422,319Up 23%
May 20243,0412,748Up 11%
April 20243,6072,446Up 47%
March 20242,8822,973Down 3.1%

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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