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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Colombia · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Colombia · February 2026
136

That is 35 fewer than in January 2026 (171) — ▼ -20.5%.

F1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-20.5% vs January 2026 (171)▼-16.6% vs February 2025 (163)

All published months together: 38,636

Colombia · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,018
  • 2026307
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Month20252026Change
January229171▼ -25.3%
February163136▼ -16.6%
March150––
April205––
May435––
June321––
July394––
August251––
September237––
October150––
November152––
December331––

When is it busy? Colombia · F1

Busiest month: July (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.9%
5.1%
4.5%
5.4%
10.6%
11.3%
14.0%
11.7%
4.5%
5.3%
8.5%
11.3%
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.

Colombia · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17234
Apr '17323
May '17481
Jun '17586
Jul '17733
Aug '17458
Sep '17171
Oct '17204
Nov '17313
Dec '17484
Jan '18233
Feb '18215
Mar '18216
Apr '18
288
May '18566
Jun '18409
Jul '181,017
Aug '18498
Sep '18165
Oct '18247
Nov '18316
Dec '18443
Jan '19339
Feb '19243
Mar '19255
Apr '19231
May '19504
Jun '19542
Jul '19754
Aug '19750
Sep '19257
Oct '19258
Nov '19189
Dec '19459
Jan '20400
Feb '20221
Mar '20127
Apr '202
May '202
Jun '206
Jul '208
Aug '20150
Sep '2091
Oct '2099
Nov '20320
Dec '20288
Jan '2194
Feb '2136
Mar '2141
Apr '21209
May '21278
Jun '21862
Jul '21990
Aug '21952
Sep '21298
Oct '21537
Nov '21830
Dec '21693
Jan '22379
Feb '22318
Mar '22479
Apr '22670
May '22810
Jun '22783
Jul '22845
Aug '22541
Sep '22162
Oct '2285
Nov '22397
Dec '22596
Jan '23216
Feb '23121
Mar '2358
Apr '23185
May '23659
Jun '23733
Jul '23647
Aug '23539
Sep '23117
Oct '23132
Nov '23231
Dec '23400
Jan '24280
Feb '24154
Mar '24139
Apr '24259
May '24554
Jun '24587
Jul '24580
Aug '24488
Sep '24154
Oct '24292
Nov '24308
Dec '24498
Jan '25229
Feb '25163
Mar '25150
Apr '25205
May '25435
Jun '25321
Jul '25394
Aug '25251
Sep '25237
Oct '25150
Nov '25152
Dec '25331
Jan '26171
Feb '26136

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Total visas issued
251
Latest 12 months · Colombia · F1 · August
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Colombia · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025331
  • Jan 2026171
  • Feb 2026136
Dec 2025
33152% of selected
Jan 2026
17127% of selected
Feb 2026
13621% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 160 (48.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 195 (58.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 331171136
Total331171136