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Costa Rica · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
6

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — -40.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-40.0% vs January 2026 (10)+20.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 3,440

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Costa Rica · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202544
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 34 (77.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 38 (86.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 44106
Total44106
Total visas issued
28
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · F1 · March

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  1. B1/B29,429
  2. H2B118
  3. H2A51
  4. L137
  5. F128
  6. L227

Costa Rica · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025465
  • 202616
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Month20252026Change
January2510 -60.0%
February56 +20.0%
March28––
April36––
May93––
June40––
July87––
August64––
September12––
October10––
November21––
December44––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · F1

Busiest month: July (20.5% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.7%). 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 · F1: all published months

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050100150200Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1814
Nov '1823
Dec '1858
Jan '1920
Feb '1910
Mar '1910
Apr '1926
May '1961
Jun '1981
Jul '19127
Aug '1970
Sep '1917
Oct '1910
Nov '1915
Dec '1949
Jan '2019
Feb '2012
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '201
Jul '202
Aug '20114
Sep '2017
Oct '2027
Nov '2025
Dec '2043
Jan '2122
Feb '2114
Mar '213
Apr '215
May '2113
Jun '2148
Jul '21149
Aug '21130
Sep '2110
Oct '2110
Nov '2112
Dec '2142
Jan '2222
Feb '2221
Mar '2218
Apr '2231
May '2267
Jun '22110
Jul '22114
Aug '2262
Sep '2212
Oct '228
Nov '2217
Dec '2243
Jan '2336
Feb '2312
Mar '2312
Apr '238
May '2380
Jun '23131
Jul '23109
Aug '2368
Sep '2315
Oct '2319
Nov '2320
Dec '2339
Jan '2420
Feb '2411
Mar '2422
Apr '2441
May '2477
Jun '2494
Jul '24140
Aug '2449
Sep '2412
Oct '2418
Nov '2430
Dec '2457
Jan '2525
Feb '255
Mar '2528
Apr '2536
May '2593
Jun '2540
Jul '2587
Aug '2564
Sep '2512
Oct '2510
Nov '2521
Dec '2544
Jan '2610
Feb '266