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Colombia · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Colombia
Creator: Visa Status

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O1 visas issued to people from Colombia · February 2026

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (27) — +3.7%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

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+3.7% vs January 2026 (27)+27.3% vs February 2025 (22)

All published months together: 2,371

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Colombia · Visa class O1 · One total per month

Dec 202529
Jan 202627
Feb 202628

Dec 2025

2935% of selected

Jan 2026

2732% of selected

Feb 2026

2833% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 2 (6.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 1 (3.4%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	29	27	28
Total	29	27	28

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

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202655

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	25	27	+8.0%
February	22	28	+27.3%
March	25	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	23	–	–
June	47	–	–
July	34	–	–
August	23	–	–
September	18	–	–
October	34	–	–
November	23	–	–
December	29	–	–

When is it busy? Colombia · O1

Busiest month: January (12.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.7%

7.8%

7.7%

5.7%

6.3%

8.5%

9.2%

9.3%

7.5%

7.7%

6.9%

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.

Colombia · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	16
Apr '17	15
May '17	15
Jun '17	14
Jul '17	25
Aug '17	12
Sep '17	13
Oct '17	10
Nov '17	17
Dec '17	22
Jan '18	16
Feb '18	12
Mar '18	14
Apr '18	15
May '18	16
Jun '18	18
Jul '18	18
Aug '18	17
Sep '18	13
Oct '18	18
Nov '18	12
Dec '18	20
Jan '19	23
Feb '19	16
Mar '19	17
Apr '19	8
May '19	15
Jun '19	24
Jul '19	18
Aug '19	19
Sep '19	18
Oct '19	17
Nov '19	15
Dec '19	21
Jan '20	31
Feb '20	11
Mar '20	6
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	5
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	4
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	5
Dec '20	6
Jan '21	4
Feb '21	8
Mar '21	17
Apr '21	10
May '21	17
Jun '21	26
Jul '21	27
Aug '21	43
Sep '21	23
Oct '21	25
Nov '21	20
Dec '21	32
Jan '22	38
Feb '22	18
Mar '22	23
Apr '22	29
May '22	23
Jun '22	31
Jul '22	27
Aug '22	45
Sep '22	33
Oct '22	32
Nov '22	25
Dec '22	40
Jan '23	32
Feb '23	30
Mar '23	36
Apr '23	21
May '23	28
Jun '23	29
Jul '23	35
Aug '23	33
Sep '23	27
Oct '23	21
Nov '23	22
Dec '23	44
Jan '24	39
Feb '24	39
Mar '24	26
Apr '24	32
May '24	22
Jun '24	23
Jul '24	40
Aug '24	37
Sep '24	29
Oct '24	30
Nov '24	25
Dec '24	42
Jan '25	25
Feb '25	22
Mar '25	25
Apr '25	25
May '25	23
Jun '25	47
Jul '25	34
Aug '25	23
Sep '25	18
Oct '25	34
Nov '25	23
Dec '25	29
Jan '26	27
Feb '26	28

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Colombia · Visa class O1 · One total per month

Dec 202529
Jan 202627
Feb 202628

Dec 2025

2935% of selected

Jan 2026

2732% of selected

Feb 2026

2833% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 2 (6.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 1 (3.4%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	29	27	28
Total	29	27	28

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

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2025328
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	25	27	+8.0%
February	22	28	+27.3%
March	25	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	23	–	–
June	47	–	–
July	34	–	–
August	23	–	–
September	18	–	–
October	34	–	–
November	23	–	–
December	29	–	–

When is it busy? Colombia · O1

Busiest month: January (12.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.7%

7.8%

7.7%

5.7%

6.3%

8.5%

9.2%

9.3%

7.5%

7.7%

6.9%

10.6%

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Colombia · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	16
Apr '17	15
May '17	15
Jun '17	14
Jul '17	25
Aug '17	12
Sep '17	13
Oct '17	10
Nov '17	17
Dec '17	22
Jan '18	16
Feb '18	12
Mar '18	14
Apr '18	15
May '18	16
Jun '18	18
Jul '18	18
Aug '18	17
Sep '18	13
Oct '18	18
Nov '18	12
Dec '18	20
Jan '19	23
Feb '19	16
Mar '19	17
Apr '19	8
May '19	15
Jun '19	24
Jul '19	18
Aug '19	19
Sep '19	18
Oct '19	17
Nov '19	15
Dec '19	21
Jan '20	31
Feb '20	11
Mar '20	6
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	5
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	4
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	5
Dec '20	6
Jan '21	4
Feb '21	8
Mar '21	17
Apr '21	10
May '21	17
Jun '21	26
Jul '21	27
Aug '21	43
Sep '21	23
Oct '21	25
Nov '21	20
Dec '21	32
Jan '22	38
Feb '22	18
Mar '22	23
Apr '22	29
May '22	23
Jun '22	31
Jul '22	27
Aug '22	45
Sep '22	33
Oct '22	32
Nov '22	25
Dec '22	40
Jan '23	32
Feb '23	30
Mar '23	36
Apr '23	21
May '23	28
Jun '23	29
Jul '23	35
Aug '23	33
Sep '23	27
Oct '23	21
Nov '23	22
Dec '23	44
Jan '24	39
Feb '24	39
Mar '24	26
Apr '24	32
May '24	22
Jun '24	23
Jul '24	40
Aug '24	37
Sep '24	29
Oct '24	30
Nov '24	25
Dec '24	42
Jan '25	25
Feb '25	22
Mar '25	25
Apr '25	25
May '25	23
Jun '25	47
Jul '25	34
Aug '25	23
Sep '25	18
Oct '25	34
Nov '25	23
Dec '25	29
Jan '26	27
Feb '26	28

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