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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Costa Rica · F2

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Dependent of an F-1 student · For the spouse and unmarried children of F-1 students.

F2 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
0

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -100.0%.

F2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (3)▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 212

Costa Rica · F2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202515
  • 20263
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January43▼ -25.0%
February10▼ -100.0%
March0––
April0––
May1––
June0––
July0––
August1––
September0––
October6––
November0––
December2––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · F2

Busiest month: July (19.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (0.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.8%
9.7%
2.5%
0.6%
7.0%
6.4%
19.5%
16.5%
3.6%
8.0%
7.6%
13.1%
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.

Costa Rica · F2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial25
FY2018 20
FY2019 24
FY2020 10
FY2021 29
FY2022 32
FY2023 28
FY2024 18
FY2025 15
FY2026 partial11

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Total visas issued
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Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · F2
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Costa Rica · Visa class F2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
240% of selected
Jan 2026
360% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 230
Total230