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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
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17183
Apr '17170
May '17231
Jun '17233
Jul '17331
Aug '17272
Sep '17207
Oct '17194
Nov '17206
Dec '17187
Jan '18195
Feb '18174
Mar '18216
Apr '18220
May '18216
Jun '18254
Jul '18282
Aug '18310
Sep '18172
Oct '18179
Nov '18149
Dec '18147
Jan '19175
Feb '19184
Mar '19275
Apr '19201
May '19312
Jun '19265
Jul '19260
Aug '19214
Sep '19237
Oct '19325
Nov '19220
Dec '19249
Jan '20255
Feb '20186
Mar '20157
Apr '200
May '208
Jun '2028
Jul '2027
Aug '2074
Sep '2044
Oct '2041
Nov '2081
Dec '2093
Jan '2157
Feb '2155
Mar '2197
Apr '21133
May '2190
Jun '21177
Jul '21120
Aug '21130
Sep '2149
Oct '2151
Nov '21109
Dec '21139
Jan '22110
Feb '22134
Mar '22167
Apr '22161
May '22160
Jun '22199
Jul '22187
Aug '22242
Sep '22210
Oct '22189
Nov '22252
Dec '22220
Jan '23246
Feb '23200
Mar '23254
Apr '23175
May '23203
Jun '23227
Jul '23226
Aug '23303
Sep '23230
Oct '23219
Nov '23209
Dec '23199
Jan '24236
Feb '24213
Mar '24180
Apr '24206
May '24235
Jun '24240
Jul '24339
Aug '24310
Sep '24244
Oct '24191
Nov '24215
Dec '24209
Jan '25234
Feb '25187
Mar '25138
Apr '25135
May '25115
Jun '2546
Jul '256
Aug '2510
Sep '2514
Oct '258
Nov '2511
Dec '250
Jan '264
Feb '2617

Explore Afghanistan by period

Total visas issued
11
Latest 12 months · Afghanistan · November
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By month · latest 12 months

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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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Total issued 0417
Total0417