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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for Zimbabwe

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

Data through February 2025

L-2 visas issued to nationals of Zimbabwe

Every L-2 visa issued to a national of Zimbabwe, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Zimbabwe, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2525

Down 59%vs 61 in the 12 months before

Down 59% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
6
Mar 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Up 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 61

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 25

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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.

020406080
19
17
19
26
38
30
16
40
Pre-COVID peak49
19
9
Highest59
52
43
47
11
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 19 visas; FY2012: 17 visas; FY2013: 19 visas; FY2014: 26 visas; FY2015: 38 visas; FY2016: 30 visas; FY2017: 16 visas; FY2018: 40 visas; FY2019: 49 visas; FY2020: 19 visas; FY2021: 9 visas; FY2022: 59 visas; FY2023: 52 visas; FY2024: 43 visas; FY2025: 47 visas; FY2026: 11 visas so far.

FY2025 had 47 visas (+9.3% on FY2024). That's 4.1% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 67% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Zimbabwe
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202632Up 50%
January 202617Down 86%
December 202527Down 71%
November 2025513Down 62%
October 202504Down 100%
September 202513Down 67%
August 202504Down 100%
July 202507Down 100%
June 202548Down 50%
May 202533About flat, 0%
April 202502Down 100%
March 202561Up 500%
February 202521Up 100%
January 2025710Down 30%
December 202470
November 2024131Up 1200%
October 202443Up 33%
September 20243–
August 20244–
July 20247–
June 20248–
May 20243–
April 20242–
March 20241–

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.

L-2 visas issued in Zimbabwe

How many L-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

Mar 2024 – Feb 2025

3636

Up 80%vs 20 in the 12 months before

Up 80% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 13% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
8
Jun 2024
Latest month
1
Feb 2025

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 36

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Zimbabwe each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
2.4%
24%

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

Busiest: September 2022: 8 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2024, July was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    19

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    41

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 116%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    3

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 63%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 41 visas (+116% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Zimbabwe
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202510
January 202528Down 75%
December 202440
November 202421Up 100%
October 202420
September 202411About flat, 0%
August 202430
July 202476Up 17%
June 202483Up 167%
May 202430
April 202420
March 202411About flat, 0%
February 202403Down 100%
January 202484Up 100%
December 202302Down 100%
November 202314Down 75%
October 202308Down 100%
September 202318Down 88%
August 202306Down 100%
July 202366About flat, 0%
June 202335Down 40%
May 202300
April 202301Down 100%
March 20231–

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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