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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Costa Rica · C3

2,690 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Visa class as printed by the State Department

C3 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

C3 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 396

Costa Rica · C3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202525
  • 20261
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January00–
February21▼ -50.0%
March0––
April6––
May6––
June0––
July1––
August0––
September0––
October6––
November4––
December0––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · C3

Busiest month: August (15.7% of a typical year). Quietest: January (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.5%
6.1%
6.4%
6.2%
6.5%
9.2%
6.2%
15.7%
7.3%
13.1%
11.3%
8.4%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · C3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1716
Apr '1713
May '1710
Jun '1711
Jul '176
Aug '1710
Sep '179
Oct '177
Nov '175
Dec '171
Jan '182
Feb '182
Mar '181
Apr '18
3
May '181
Jun '1812
Jul '185
Aug '1824
Sep '186
Oct '1813
Nov '183
Dec '1810
Jan '193
Feb '199
Mar '194
Apr '194
May '195
Jun '196
Jul '195
Aug '196
Sep '194
Oct '199
Nov '193
Dec '191
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '204
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '203
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '218
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '213
Jul '212
Aug '215
Sep '218
Oct '214
Nov '213
Dec '213
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '222
May '224
Jun '2210
Jul '220
Aug '222
Sep '220
Oct '228
Nov '220
Dec '228
Jan '235
Feb '233
Mar '231
Apr '232
May '232
Jun '231
Jul '230
Aug '234
Sep '232
Oct '233
Nov '233
Dec '232
Jan '240
Feb '243
Mar '241
Apr '240
May '240
Jun '243
Jul '248
Aug '241
Sep '245
Oct '242
Nov '243
Dec '245
Jan '250
Feb '252
Mar '250
Apr '256
May '256
Jun '250
Jul '251
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '256
Nov '254
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '261

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Costa Rica · Visa class C3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
1100% of selected
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  • Feb 2026 is 1 higher than Dec 2025.
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