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Barbados

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

Visas issued to people from Barbados · February 2026

393

That is 133 fewer than in January 2026 (526) — -25.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

-25.3% vs January 2026 (526)-52.2% vs February 2025 (822)

All published months together: 80,932

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	374	491	-23.8%−117
Exchange visitors	6	3	+100.0%+3
Temporary workers	5	24	-79.2%−19
Diplomats and international organizations	4	1	+300.0%+3
Transit and crew	2	1	+100.0%+1
Students	1	6	-83.3%−5
Fiancé(e)s and their children	1	0	new+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	374	491	-23.8%−117
J1	6	3	+100.0%+3
A2	3	0	new+3
O1	2	2	+0.0%+0
C1/D	2	1	+100.0%+1
F1	1	6	-83.3%−5
H1B	1	1	+0.0%+0
H2B	1	1	+0.0%

Barbados: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20258,191
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	815	526	-35.5%
February	822	393	-52.2%
March	876	–	–
April	673	–	–
May	592	–	–
June	687	–	–
July	563	–	–
August	1,002	–	–
September	890	–	–
October	561	–	–
November	349	–	–
December	361	–	–

When is it busy? Barbados

Busiest month: August (10.2% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.6%

9.4%

9.6%

6.5%

7.5%

9.0%

9.3%

10.2%

9.7%

7.7%

5.7%

5.8%

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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.

Barbados: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	8,898
2018	11,692
2019	12,717
2020	2,815
2021	3,185
2022	8,805
2023	12,505
2024	11,205
2025	8,191
2026 partial	919

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	361	526	393
Total	361	526	393

Barbados

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Barbados: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Barbados

Barbados: all published months

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