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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 196

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

compared with
  • 202533
  • 20262
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 (13.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.7%
5.3%
9.7%
3.6%
9.1%
8.3%
10.2%
10.5%
8.4%
7.2%
4.3%
13.6%
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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '173
May '171
Jun '170
Jul '173
Aug '170
Sep '172
Oct '171
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '182
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '18
1
May '185
Jun '182
Jul '182
Aug '182
Sep '181
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '183
Jan '190
Feb '192
Mar '192
Apr '193
May '192
Jun '192
Jul '194
Aug '192
Sep '192
Oct '192
Nov '190
Dec '192
Jan '202
Feb '200
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '212
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '213
Oct '213
Nov '212
Dec '214
Jan '224
Feb '224
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '222
Jul '226
Aug '223
Sep '223
Oct '221
Nov '222
Dec '223
Jan '233
Feb '233
Mar '230
Apr '231
May '233
Jun '231
Jul '230
Aug '237
Sep '232
Oct '231
Nov '232
Dec '233
Jan '242
Feb '240
Mar '241
Apr '241
May '242
Jun '244
Jul '243
Aug '244
Sep '240
Oct '241
Nov '240
Dec '247
Jan '253
Feb '251
Mar '255
Apr '251
May '253
Jun '253
Jul '255
Aug '252
Sep '252
Oct '251
Nov '253
Dec '254
Jan '262
Feb '260

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Costa Rica · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
467% of selected
Jan 2026
233% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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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