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Brazil · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Brazil · February 2026
77

That is 54 fewer than in January 2026 (131) — -41.2%.

O1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-41.2% vs January 2026 (131)-13.5% vs February 2025 (89)

All published months together: 8,840

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Brazil · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025149
  • Jan 2026131
  • Feb 202677
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  • Jan 2026 is 18 (12.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 72 (48.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 14913177
Total14913177
Total visas issued
978
Latest 12 months · Brazil · O1
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2772,602
  2. J19,785
  3. F17,163
  4. L26,246
  5. L14,499
  6. C1/D3,064

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

compared with
  • 20251,043
  • 2026208
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Month20252026Change
January184131 -28.8%
February8977 -13.5%
March67––
April59––
May60––
June54––
July84––
August72––
September90––
October65––
November70––
December149––

When is it busy? Brazil · O1

Busiest month: January (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.3%). 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.

Brazil · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial414
2019 1,684
2020 355
2021 468
2022 1,397
2023 1,549
2024 1,722
2025 1,043
2026 partial208