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Belgium · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Belgium · February 2026
15

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (15) — +0.0%.

O1 visas made up 2.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+0.0% vs January 2026 (15)+15.4% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 916

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Belgium · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 202615
  • Feb 202615
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (25.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (25.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 121515
Total121515
Total visas issued
132
Latest 12 months · Belgium · O1
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  1. B1/B22,187
  2. NATO21,018
  3. J1916
  4. F1823
  5. C1/D589
  6. L1379

Belgium · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025134
  • 202630
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Month20252026Change
January1915 -21.1%
February1315 +15.4%
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April10––
May9––
June14––
July11––
August7––
September8––
October10––
November7––
December12––

When is it busy? Belgium · O1

Busiest month: January (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Belgium · O1: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial36
2019 132
2020 41
2021 87
2022 170
2023 142
2024 144
2025 134
2026 partial30