Brazil · R1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Brazil
Creator: Visa Status

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R1 visas issued to people from Brazil · February 2026

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (18) — -55.6%.

R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-55.6% vs January 2026 (18)-55.6% vs February 2025 (18)

All published months together: 1,548

Brazil · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025232
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	26	18	-30.8%
February	18	8	-55.6%
March	20	–	–
April	15	–	–
May	22	–	–
June	17	–	–
July	21	–	–
August	19	–	–
September	18	–	–
October	26	–	–
November	15	–	–
December	15	–	–

When is it busy? Brazil · R1

Busiest month: January (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.6%

8.9%

9.7%

6.2%

7.8%

6.5%

8.2%

9.1%

5.7%

6.5%

9.4%

10.6%

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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.

Brazil · R1: 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	112
FY2018	215
FY2019	215
FY2020	55
FY2021	29
FY2022	162
FY2023	231
FY2024	226
FY2025	221
FY2026 partial	82

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	15	18	8
Total	15	18	8

Brazil · R1

Brazil · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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