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Congo, Democratic Republic of the · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Congo, Democratic Republic of the · February 2026
7

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (17) — ▼ -58.8%.

F1 visas made up 2.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-58.8% vs January 2026 (17)▲+40.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 5,939

Congo, Democratic Republic of the · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025242
  • 202624
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January3617▼ -52.8%
February57▲ +40.0%
March18––
April16––
May25––
June18––
July45––
August29––
September12––
October4––
November5––
December29––

When is it busy? Congo, Democratic Republic of the · F1

Busiest month: December (18.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.2%
3.9%
4.2%
3.9%
4.7%
6.0%
15.7%
17.2%
5.4%
3.0%
5.0%
18.9%
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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1716
Apr '170
May '1726
Jun '1727
Jul '1774
Aug '17132
Sep '1721
Oct '1719
Nov '1721
Dec '1778
Jan '18
55
Feb '1812
Mar '1814
Apr '1811
May '1811
Jun '1843
Jul '18117
Aug '18143
Sep '1823
Oct '1822
Nov '1814
Dec '1861
Jan '1958
Feb '1917
Mar '1915
Apr '1918
May '1917
Jun '1926
Jul '19110
Aug '19140
Sep '1938
Oct '1913
Nov '1919
Dec '1985
Jan '2055
Feb '208
Mar '207
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '202
Aug '204
Sep '203
Oct '204
Nov '2012
Dec '2099
Jan '2149
Feb '2118
Mar '2127
Apr '2122
May '2148
Jun '2145
Jul '21150
Aug '21183
Sep '2175
Oct '2123
Nov '2132
Dec '21162
Jan '22133
Feb '2247
Mar '2254
Apr '2283
May '2276
Jun '2278
Jul '22161
Aug '22254
Sep '2256
Oct '2230
Nov '22103
Dec '22254
Jan '2389
Feb '2368
Mar '2328
Apr '2349
May '2346
Jun '2331
Jul '23136
Aug '23127
Sep '2354
Oct '2351
Nov '2361
Dec '2383
Jan '2465
Feb '2456
Mar '2465
Apr '2443
May '2449
Jun '24125
Jul '24174
Aug '24147
Sep '2456
Oct '2425
Nov '2463
Dec '24129
Jan '2536
Feb '255
Mar '2518
Apr '2516
May '2525
Jun '2518
Jul '2545
Aug '2529
Sep '2512
Oct '254
Nov '255
Dec '2529
Jan '2617
Feb '267

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Latest 12 months · Congo, Democratic Republic of the · F1 · January
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202529
  • Jan 202617
  • Feb 20267
Dec 2025
2955% of selected
Jan 2026
1732% of selected
Feb 2026
713% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 12 (41.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 22 (75.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 29177
Total29177