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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Afghanistan, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Afghanistan · February 2026
17

That is 13 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +325.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+325.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-90.9% vs February 2025 (187)

All published months together: 18,511

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Diplomats and international organizations173▲ +466.7%+14
Visitors01▼ -100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
G4163▲ +433.3%+13
NATO210new+1
B1/B201▼ -100.0%−1

Afghanistan: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025904
  • 202621
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Month20252026Change
January2344▼ -98.3%
February18717▼ -90.9%
March138––
April135––
May115––
June46––
July6––
August10––
September14––
October8––
November11––
December0––

When is it busy? Afghanistan

Busiest month: January (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.6%
9.8%
10.1%
7.8%
7.9%
8.5%
7.8%
9.0%
6.5%
6.4%
7.3%
7.5%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Afghanistan: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial2,214
2018 2,514
2019 2,917
2020 994
2021 1,207
2022 2,231
2023 2,691
2024 2,818
2025 904
2026 partial21

Explore Afghanistan by period

Total visas issued
17
Latest 12 months · Afghanistan · February
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Mar'25

Top 5 visa types

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  1. B1/B2290
  2. G4118
  3. K139
  4. F138
  5. J16
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Afghanistan · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 202617
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
419% of selected
Feb 2026
1781% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 17 higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 0417
Total0417