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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Costa Rica · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
8

That is 19 fewer than in January 2026 (27) — ▼ -70.4%.

A2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-70.4% vs January 2026 (27)▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 1,644

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Costa Rica · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 202627
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
2777% of selected
Feb 2026
823% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 27 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 0278
Total0278

Costa Rica · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025112
  • 202635
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Month20252026Change
January1127▲ +145.5%
February88▲ +0.0%
March17––
April10––
May9––
June8––
July5––
August8––
September6––
October24––
November6––
December0––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · A2

Busiest month: January (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.3%
7.6%
7.7%
6.6%
10.7%
6.2%
9.2%
10.0%
8.9%
9.6%
6.3%
5.0%
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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 · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1730
Apr '1719
May '1724
Jun '1724
Jul '1723
Aug '1738
Sep '1756
Oct '1725
Nov '1711
Dec '1754
Jan '1830
Feb '1837
Mar '1822
Apr '1834
May '1821
Jun '1810
Jul '1849
Aug '1833
Sep '1823
Oct '1828
Nov '1846
Dec '1818
Jan '1911
Feb '196
Mar '1927
Apr '1921
May '1929
Jun '1915
Jul '1916
Aug '1929
Sep '1945
Oct '1929
Nov '1918
Dec '198
Jan '2018
Feb '209
Mar '204
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '202
Nov '206
Dec '201
Jan '217
Feb '211
Mar '218
Apr '219
May '219
Jun '2114
Jul '216
Aug '2110
Sep '2111
Oct '214
Nov '214
Dec '216
Jan '229
Feb '227
Mar '222
Apr '223
May '2229
Jun '2210
Jul '2222
Aug '2215
Sep '2217
Oct '2215
Nov '225
Dec '2216
Jan '2312
Feb '2312
Mar '237
Apr '234
May '2322
Jun '2310
Jul '2323
Aug '2325
Sep '2312
Oct '2319
Nov '231
Dec '239
Jan '2415
Feb '248
Mar '248
Apr '2413
May '2425
Jun '248
Jul '2419
Aug '2422
Sep '2415
Oct '247
Nov '243
Dec '249
Jan '2511
Feb '258
Mar '2517
Apr '2510
May '259
Jun '258
Jul '255
Aug '258
Sep '256
Oct '2524
Nov '256
Dec '250
Jan '2627
Feb '268

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