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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Chile · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Chile · February 2026
9

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (8) — ▲ +12.5%.

O1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+12.5% vs January 2026 (8)▲+50.0% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 664

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

compared with
  • 202597
  • 202617
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January178▼ -52.9%
February69▲ +50.0%
March6––
April8––
May9––
June2––
July17––
August15––
September3––
October8––
November3––
December3––

When is it busy? Chile · O1

Busiest month: December (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.9%
8.3%
8.2%
6.9%
6.0%
4.8%
8.7%
11.3%
6.9%
7.6%
7.2%
13.4%
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.

Chile · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '173
May '174
Jun '174
Jul '176
Aug '176
Sep '1710
Oct '174
Nov '173
Dec '176
Jan '1812
Feb '184
Mar '183
Apr '185
May '18
2
Jun '184
Jul '181
Aug '186
Sep '187
Oct '184
Nov '183
Dec '185
Jan '196
Feb '194
Mar '196
Apr '195
May '197
Jun '192
Jul '194
Aug '1910
Sep '193
Oct '198
Nov '194
Dec '199
Jan '202
Feb '203
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '203
Aug '202
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '208
Dec '204
Jan '212
Feb '213
Mar '214
Apr '215
May '213
Jun '213
Jul '216
Aug '215
Sep '2111
Oct '211
Nov '213
Dec '2115
Jan '2212
Feb '229
Mar '2211
Apr '226
May '227
Jun '227
Jul '229
Aug '2217
Sep '224
Oct '226
Nov '223
Dec '2217
Jan '235
Feb '239
Mar '237
Apr '236
May '234
Jun '236
Jul '238
Aug '238
Sep '235
Oct '2312
Nov '232
Dec '2313
Jan '2411
Feb '2411
Mar '248
Apr '249
May '248
Jun '247
Jul '245
Aug '248
Sep '247
Oct '248
Nov '242
Dec '2410
Jan '2517
Feb '256
Mar '256
Apr '258
May '259
Jun '252
Jul '2517
Aug '2515
Sep '253
Oct '258
Nov '253
Dec '253
Jan '268
Feb '269

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Total visas issued
9
Latest 12 months · Chile · O1 · February
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Chile · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20268
  • Feb 20269
Dec 2025
315% of selected
Jan 2026
840% of selected
Feb 2026
945% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (166.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 389
Total389