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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Botswana · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Botswana · February 2026
0

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (11) — ▼ -100.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 26.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (11)▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 750

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

compared with
  • 202578
  • 202611
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January311▲ +266.7%
February10▼ -100.0%
March2––
April1––
May6––
June7––
July16––
August18––
September5––
October1––
November6––
December12––

When is it busy? Botswana · F1

Busiest month: August (25.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.6%
1.8%
2.3%
1.9%
4.5%
11.3%
17.7%
25.8%
4.4%
2.9%
5.2%
8.5%
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.

Botswana · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '172
Jun '176
Jul '1723
Aug '1722
Sep '174
Oct '172
Nov '171
Dec '174
Jan '182
Feb '180
Mar '181
Apr '181
May '180
Jun '189
Jul '1810
Aug '1824
Sep '184
Oct '183
Nov '182
Dec '184
Jan '195
Feb '190
Mar '193
Apr '192
May '195
Jun '195
Jul '1918
Aug '1925
Sep '193
Oct '194
Nov '193
Dec '197
Jan '2011
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '202
Dec '201
Jan '212
Feb '215
Mar '210
Apr '213
May '212
Jun '2111
Jul '2120
Aug '2134
Sep '216
Oct '216
Nov '219
Dec '210
Jan '2219
Feb '221
Mar '226
Apr '224
May '229
Jun '2219
Jul '2222
Aug '2224
Sep '224
Oct '224
Nov '225
Dec '226
Jan '237
Feb '232
Mar '233
Apr '233
May '2310
Jun '2322
Jul '2321
Aug '2323
Sep '232
Oct '230
Nov '231
Dec '2312
Jan '2411
Feb '240
Mar '243
Apr '241
May '244
Jun '2414
Jul '2427
Aug '2428
Sep '242
Oct '243
Nov '242
Dec '2417
Jan '253
Feb '251
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '256
Jun '257
Jul '2516
Aug '2518
Sep '255
Oct '251
Nov '256
Dec '2512
Jan '2611
Feb '260

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Botswana · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 202611
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
1252% of selected
Jan 2026
1148% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (8.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 12 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 12110
Total12110