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Costa Rica · K1

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Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
5

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (3) — +66.7%.

K1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+66.7% vs January 2026 (3)+400.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 529

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Costa Rica · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20265
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (150.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 235
Total235
Total visas issued
37
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · K1
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9513414––235
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202534
  • 20268
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January43 -25.0%
February15 +400.0%
March9––
April5––
May1––
June3––
July4––
August1––
September4––
October0––
November0––
December2––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · K1

Busiest month: March (15.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.7%). 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 · K1: all published months

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0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial28
2019 100
2020 27
2021 93
2022 35
2023 86
2024 118
2025 34
2026 partial8