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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Zimbabwe

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

Data through December 2025

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Zimbabwe

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

Visas issued to nationals of Zimbabwe, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

4,5894,589

Down 41%vs 7,734 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 72% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
382
Busiest month
629
Mar 2025
Latest month
137
Dec 2025Down 69%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4.6k

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Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

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
5.6k
5.8k
5.9k
5.8k
Pre-COVID peak6.1k
2.6k
1.1k
3.9k
7.1k
Highest7.7k
5.8k
478
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 5,583 visas; FY2016: 5,832 visas; FY2017: 5,890 visas; FY2018: 5,800 visas; FY2019: 6,114 visas; FY2020: 2,560 visas; FY2021: 1,145 visas; FY2022: 3,898 visas; FY2023: 7,099 visas; FY2024: 7,692 visas; FY2025: 5,836 visas; FY2026: 478 visas so far.

FY2025 had 5,836 visas (−24% on FY2024). That's 4.5% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 72% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Zimbabwe
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 2025137437Down 69%
November 2025156503Down 69%
October 2025185785Down 76%
September 2025142639Down 78%
August 2025140664Down 79%
July 2025393629Down 38%
June 2025487546Down 11%
May 2025501683Down 27%
April 2025591779Down 24%
March 2025629748Down 16%
February 2025619695Down 11%
January 2025609626About flat, 2.7%
December 2024437–
November 2024503–
October 2024785–
September 2024639–
August 2024664–
July 2024629–
June 2024546–
May 2024683–
April 2024779–
March 2024748–
February 2024695–
January 2024626–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Zimbabwe

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

Visas issued in Zimbabwe, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

2,7272,727

Down 48%vs 5,230 in the 12 months before

Down 48% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 98% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
227
Busiest month
424
Apr 2025
Latest month
6
Dec 2025Down 98%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.7k

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Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Zimbabwe each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
12%
4%

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

Busiest: March 2024: 552 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    4.4k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    5.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 19%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    2.7k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 48%vs 2024

2025 had 2,727 visas (−48% on 2024).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Zimbabwe
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20256318Down 98%
November 202510318Down 97%
October 20254544Down 99%
September 20257387Down 98%
August 202563425Down 85%
July 2025289423Down 32%
June 2025369388Down 4.9%
May 2025338472Down 28%
April 2025424520Down 18%
March 2025409552Down 26%
February 2025413491Down 16%
January 2025395392About flat, 0.8%
December 2024318252Up 26%
November 2024318454Down 30%
October 2024544409Up 33%
September 2024387374Up 3.5%
August 2024425269Up 58%
July 2024423394Up 7.4%
June 2024388350Up 11%
May 2024472533Down 11%
April 2024520338Up 54%
March 2024552433Up 27%
February 2024491295Up 66%
January 2024392296Up 32%

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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