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Official US State Department data

F-2 visa statistics for Zimbabwe

How many F-2 visas nationals of Zimbabwe are issued, and what each US consulate in Zimbabwe issues, month by month.

Data through August 2025

F-2 visas issued to nationals of Zimbabwe

Every F-2 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

198198

Down 41%vs 333 in the 12 months before

Down 41% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 94% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
17
Busiest month
34
May 2025
Latest month
3
Dec 2025Down 95%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 333

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 198

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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.

0100200300400
23
11
13
6
22
10
Pre-COVID peak24
14
23
8
49
138
133
225
Highest330
8
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 23 visas; FY2012: 11 visas; FY2013: 13 visas; FY2014: 6 visas; FY2015: 22 visas; FY2016: 10 visas; FY2017: 24 visas; FY2018: 14 visas; FY2019: 23 visas; FY2020: 8 visas; FY2021: 49 visas; FY2022: 138 visas; FY2023: 133 visas; FY2024: 225 visas; FY2025: 330 visas; FY2026: 8 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 330 visas (+47% on FY2024). That's 1275% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 94% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Zimbabwe
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 2025355Down 95%
November 2025035Down 100%
October 2025550Down 90%
September 2025317Down 82%
August 20251418Down 22%
July 2025555Down 91%
June 20253422Up 55%
May 20253434About flat, 0%
April 20252812Up 133%
March 2025205Up 300%
February 2025207Up 186%
January 20253223Up 39%
December 20245520Up 175%
November 202435–
October 202450–
September 202417–
August 202418–
July 202455–
June 202422–
May 202434–
April 202412–
March 20245–
February 20247–
January 202423–

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.

F-2 visas issued in Zimbabwe

How many F-2 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

Sep 2024 – Aug 2025

314314

Up 74%vs 180 in the 12 months before

Up 74% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 43% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
26
Busiest month
54
Dec 2024
Latest month
9
Aug 2025Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 180

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 314

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Sep '23Oct '23Nov '23Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Zimbabwe each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
0.9%
17%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.

Busiest: December 2024: 54 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2024, December was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    123

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    287

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 133%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    175

    Jan–Aug · 8 of 12 months

    Up 18%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 287 visas (+133% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Aug) is running 18% ahead of the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Zimbabwe
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
August 2025918Down 50%
July 2025438Down 89%
June 20253223Up 39%
May 20253236Down 11%
April 2025299Up 222%
March 2025214Up 425%
February 2025203Up 567%
January 20252817Up 65%
December 20245419Up 184%
November 2024255Up 400%
October 2024433Up 1333%
September 2024175Up 240%
August 20241813Up 38%
July 20243813Up 192%
June 2024238Up 188%
May 20243624Up 50%
April 202497Up 29%
March 2024411Down 64%
February 202431Up 200%
January 20241714Up 21%
December 2023194Up 375%
November 202351Up 400%
October 202337Down 57%
September 2023513Down 62%

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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