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Costa Rica · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
1

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (1) — +0.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+0.0% vs January 2026 (1)-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 133

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Costa Rica · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20261
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 311
Total311
Total visas issued
20
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · R1
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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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202524
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January41 -75.0%
February21 -50.0%
March4––
April0––
May1––
June3––
July2––
August1––
September1––
October1––
November2––
December3––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · R1

Busiest month: December (16.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.5%). 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 · R1: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial6
2019 22
2020 2
2021 4
2022 24
2023 29
2024 20
2025 24
2026 partial2