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Costa Rica · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
6

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — -40.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-40.0% vs January 2026 (10)+20.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 3,824

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Costa Rica · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202544
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 34 (77.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 38 (86.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 44106
Total44106
Total visas issued
451
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · F1
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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025465
  • 202616
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Month20252026Change
January2510 -60.0%
February56 +20.0%
March28––
April36––
May93––
June40––
July87––
August64––
September12––
October10––
November21––
December44––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · F1

Busiest month: July (20.5% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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 · F1: all published months

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02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial479
2019 496
2020 265
2021 458
2022 525
2023 549
2024 571
2025 465
2026 partial16