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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Afghanistan · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Afghanistan · February 2026
0

There is no published data for January 2026, so there is nothing to compare with. Choose another period in “Compare it with” above.

F1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (18)

All published months together: 1,790

Afghanistan · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202583
  • 20260
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Month20252026Change
January270▼ -100.0%
February180▼ -100.0%
March10––
April14––
May11––
June3––
July0––
August0––
September0––
October0––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? Afghanistan · F1

Busiest month: August (16.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.2%
5.4%
4.3%
4.2%
6.1%
9.4%
15.5%
16.1%
4.5%
5.0%
6.8%
11.5%
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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '173
May '1718
Jun '1719
Jul '1730
Aug '1734
Sep '178
Oct '175
Nov '176
Dec '1712
Jan '1817
Feb '182
Mar '182
Apr '18
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May '1816
Jun '1823
Jul '1838
Aug '1820
Sep '189
Oct '185
Nov '182
Dec '1811
Jan '1911
Feb '192
Mar '195
Apr '196
May '199
Jun '1919
Jul '1944
Aug '1924
Sep '194
Oct '1910
Nov '198
Dec '1913
Jan '206
Feb '203
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '204
Sep '201
Oct '205
Nov '204
Dec '2010
Jan '215
Feb '210
Mar '216
Apr '217
May '2111
Jun '2122
Jul '2132
Aug '2141
Sep '2110
Oct '2114
Nov '2151
Dec '2152
Jan '2221
Feb '2217
Mar '2216
Apr '2213
May '2221
Jun '2239
Jul '2253
Aug '2260
Sep '2231
Oct '2212
Nov '2220
Dec '2234
Jan '2323
Feb '2313
Mar '2310
Apr '236
May '238
Jun '2335
Jul '2337
Aug '2387
Sep '2322
Oct '2312
Nov '2314
Dec '2327
Jan '2420
Feb '245
Mar '247
Apr '244
May '2421
Jun '2441
Jul '2491
Aug '2488
Sep '2414
Oct '2410
Nov '2419
Dec '2430
Jan '2527
Feb '2518
Mar '2510
Apr '2514
May '2511
Jun '253
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '260

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Afghanistan · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
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