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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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R1 visas issued to people from Brazil · February 2026
8

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

compared with
  • 2025232
  • 202626
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January2618▼ -30.8%
February188▼ -55.6%
March20––
April15––
May22––
June17––
July21––
August19––
September18––
October26––
November15––
December15––

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%
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.

Brazil · R1: 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 '1715
Apr '1717
May '1716
Jun '1719
Jul '1721
Aug '1714
Sep '1710
Oct '1717
Nov '1714
Dec '1729
Jan '1822
Feb '1817
Mar '1819
Apr '1821
May '1820
Jun '1813
Jul '1813
Aug '1818
Sep '1812
Oct '1819
Nov '1818
Dec '1814
Jan '1919
Feb '199
Mar '1916
Apr '1923
May '1929
Jun '1914
Jul '1923
Aug '1918
Sep '1913
Oct '199
Nov '199
Dec '199
Jan '208
Feb '2010
Mar '208
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '212
Apr '213
May '214
Jun '211
Jul '214
Aug '214
Sep '215
Oct '212
Nov '2123
Dec '2124
Jan '2217
Feb '2212
Mar '2219
Apr '229
May '2210
Jun '2213
Jul '2212
Aug '2212
Sep '229
Oct '2216
Nov '2216
Dec '2217
Jan '2332
Feb '2313
Mar '2317
Apr '2310
May '2322
Jun '2318
Jul '2326
Aug '2333
Sep '2311
Oct '2318
Nov '2320
Dec '2315
Jan '2418
Feb '248
Mar '248
Apr '2415
May '2416
Jun '2424
Jul '2431
Aug '2435
Sep '2418
Oct '2414
Nov '2413
Dec '2418
Jan '2526
Feb '2518
Mar '2520
Apr '2515
May '2522
Jun '2517
Jul '2521
Aug '2519
Sep '2518
Oct '2526
Nov '2515
Dec '2515
Jan '2618
Feb '268

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Latest 12 months · Brazil · R1 · February
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Brazil · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202515
  • Jan 202618
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
1537% of selected
Jan 2026
1844% of selected
Feb 2026
820% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (20.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (46.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 15188
Total15188