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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
Dec 2025
14942% of selected
Jan 2026
13137% of selected
Feb 2026
7722% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 18 (12.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 72 (48.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 149 | 131 | 77 |
| Total | 149 | 131 | 77 |
Total visas issued
978
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Brazil · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 20251,043
- 2026208
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 184 | 131 | -28.8% |
| February | 89 | 77 | -13.5% |
| March | 67 | – | – |
| April | 59 | – | – |
| May | 60 | – | – |
| June | 54 | – | – |
| July | 84 | – | – |
| August | 72 | – | – |
| September | 90 | – | – |
| October | 65 | – | – |
| November | 70 | – | – |
| December | 149 | – | – |
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.
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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
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 103 |
| Nov '18 | 98 |
| Dec '18 | 213 |
| Jan '19 | 146 |
| Feb '19 | 115 |
| Mar '19 | 127 |
| Apr '19 | 113 |
| May '19 | 141 |
| Jun '19 | 137 |
| Jul '19 | 146 |
| Aug '19 | 156 |
| Sep '19 | 122 |
| Oct '19 | 138 |
| Nov '19 | 115 |
| Dec '19 | 228 |
| Jan '20 | 152 |
| Feb '20 | 93 |
| Mar '20 | 61 |
| Apr '20 | 2 |
| May '20 | 2 |
| Jun '20 | 2 |
| Jul '20 | 6 |
| Aug '20 | 6 |
| Sep '20 | 5 |
| Oct '20 | 7 |
| Nov '20 | 7 |
| Dec '20 | 12 |
| Jan '21 | 16 |
| Feb '21 | 16 |
| Mar '21 | 15 |
| Apr '21 | 8 |
| May '21 | 16 |
| Jun '21 | 41 |
| Jul '21 | 33 |
| Aug '21 | 32 |
| Sep '21 | 38 |
| Oct '21 | 21 |
| Nov '21 | 84 |
| Dec '21 | 148 |
| Jan '22 | 122 |
| Feb '22 | 93 |
| Mar '22 | 116 |
| Apr '22 | 110 |
| May '22 | 106 |
| Jun '22 | 90 |
| Jul '22 | 152 |
| Aug '22 | 121 |
| Sep '22 | 105 |
| Oct '22 | 117 |
| Nov '22 | 86 |
| Dec '22 | 179 |
| Jan '23 | 161 |
| Feb '23 | 94 |
| Mar '23 | 111 |
| Apr '23 | 108 |
| May '23 | 105 |
| Jun '23 | 140 |
| Jul '23 | 151 |
| Aug '23 | 172 |
| Sep '23 | 101 |
| Oct '23 | 117 |
| Nov '23 | 120 |
| Dec '23 | 169 |
| Jan '24 | 183 |
| Feb '24 | 123 |
| Mar '24 | 147 |
| Apr '24 | 130 |
| May '24 | 118 |
| Jun '24 | 132 |
| Jul '24 | 154 |
| Aug '24 | 154 |
| Sep '24 | 124 |
| Oct '24 | 125 |
| Nov '24 | 115 |
| Dec '24 | 217 |
| Jan '25 | 184 |
| Feb '25 | 89 |
| Mar '25 | 67 |
| Apr '25 | 59 |
| May '25 | 60 |
| Jun '25 | 54 |
| Jul '25 | 84 |
| Aug '25 | 72 |
| Sep '25 | 90 |
| Oct '25 | 65 |
| Nov '25 | 70 |
| Dec '25 | 149 |
| Jan '26 | 131 |
| Feb '26 | 77 |