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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Albania
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Albania, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Albania · February 2026

1,179

That is 58 fewer than in January 2026 (1,237) — -4.7%.

Quick view · February 2026

-4.7% vs January 2026 (1,237)-51.3% vs February 2025 (2,423)

All published months together: 149,713

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	1,104	1,153	-4.2%−49
Diplomats and international organizations	30	40	-25.0%−10
Temporary workers	16	7	+128.6%+9
Exchange visitors	12	5	+140.0%+7
Transit and crew	9	5	+80.0%+4
Students	4	17	-76.5%−13
Fiancé(e)s and their children	4	9	-55.6%−5
Other	0	1	-100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	1,104	1,153	-4.2%−49
NATO2	12	12	+0.0%+0
J1	12	5	+140.0%+7
C1/D	9	5	+80.0%+4
G2	9	2	+350.0%+7
P3	8	1	+700.0%+7
A2	4	21	-81.0%−17
F1	4	17

Albania: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202520,537
20262,416

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,179	1,237	-43.2%
February	2,423	1,179	-51.3%
March	2,320	–	–
April	2,383	–	–
May	2,038	–	–
June	986	–	–
July	1,078	–	–
August	1,337	–	–
September	1,572	–	–
October	1,642	–	–
November	1,337	–	–
December	1,242	–	–

When is it busy? Albania

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

11.6%

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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.

Albania: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	7,089
FY2018	13,664
FY2019	13,199
FY2020	7,897
FY2021	5,736
FY2022	16,188
FY2023	28,517
FY2024	28,477
FY2025	22,309
FY2026 partial	6,637

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,242	1,237	1,179
Total	1,242	1,237	1,179

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Albania: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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