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Costa Rica · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
0

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — -100.0%.

O1 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 (2)-100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 168

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Costa Rica · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 420
Total420
Total visas issued
31
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · O1
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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202533
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January32 -33.3%
February10 -100.0%
March5––
April1––
May3––
June3––
July5––
August2––
September2––
October1––
November3––
December4––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · O1

Busiest month: December (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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 · O1: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial4
2019 23
2020 8
2021 18
2022 29
2023 26
2024 25
2025 33
2026 partial2