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Ankara, Turkey

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Turkey read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved up — the last three months averaged 8,830 against 8,156 for the three before them, a change of 8.3%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 352 against 532 for the three before them, a change of -33.8%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B26,991
J187
A244
G226
J218
K116
F114
C1/D9
15 other classes46

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR182
IR581
E149
E239
IR221
CR116
E310
FX9
7 other classes20

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20267,251
January 20267,536
December 202511,703
November 20259,947
October 20258,565
September 20255,955
August 20253,721
July 20253,569
June 20252,260
May 20254,007
April 20254,093
March 20254,720

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 2026327
January 2026283
December 2025447
November 2025577
October 2025399
September 2025621
August 2025358
July 2025488
June 2025343
May 2025616
April 2025528
March 2025498

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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