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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Costa Rica, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
8,906

That is 783 fewer than in January 2026 (9,689) — -8.1%.

Quick view · February 2026
-8.1% vs January 2026 (9,689)+2.7% vs February 2025 (8,668)

All published months together: 507,582

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Costa Rica · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20258,242
  • Jan 20269,689
  • Feb 20268,906
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,447 (17.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 664 (8.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 8,2429,6898,906
Total8,2429,6898,906
Total visas issued
8,906
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · February
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B28,752
  2. H2A26
  3. L122
  4. L219
  5. J110
  6. C1/D9

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors8,7539,541 -8.3%−788
Temporary workers9677 +24.7%+19
Diplomats and international organizations1538 -60.5%−23
Transit and crew127 +71.4%+5
Exchange visitors109 +11.1%+1
Fiancé(e)s and their children73 +133.3%+4
Other70new+7
Students614 -57.1%−8

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B28,7529,541 -8.3%−789
H2A2610 +160.0%+16
L12221 +4.8%+1
L21916 +18.8%+3
J1108 +25.0%+2
C1/D97 +28.6%+2
A2827 -70.4%−19
H1B811 -27.3%−3
G478 -12.5%−1
E270new+7
I70new+7
F1610 -40.0%−4
K153 +66.7%+2
H444 +0.0%+0
E140new+4
H2B29 -77.8%−7
D20new+2
K220new+2
P113 -66.7%−2
R111 +0.0%+0
B210new+1
C310new+1
E3D10new+1
R210new+1
F203 -100.0%−3
G103 -100.0%−3
O102 -100.0%−2
J201 -100.0%−1
M101 -100.0%−1

Costa Rica: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025117,340
  • 202618,595
05K10K15K20KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January8,1149,689 +19.4%
February8,6688,906 +2.7%
March9,805––
April8,940––
May9,690––
June8,630––
July9,509––
August10,709––
September11,716––
October12,188––
November11,129––
December8,242––

When is it busy? Costa Rica

Busiest month: January (10.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.4%). 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '189,210
Nov '187,590
Dec '185,847
Jan '195,436
Feb '195,660
Mar '195,985
Apr '195,197
May '195,912
Jun '194,849
Jul '194,694
Aug '195,162
Sep '193,854
Oct '196,735
Nov '196,030
Dec '196,348
Jan '206,718
Feb '206,387
Mar '203,815
Apr '20280
May '20451
Jun '20502
Jul '20387
Aug '20793
Sep '20957
Oct '201,281
Nov '201,279
Dec '202,556
Jan '211,984
Feb '211,718
Mar '212,900
Apr '212,370
May '212,197
Jun '212,877
Jul '212,402
Aug '212,797
Sep '212,684
Oct '213,435
Nov '212,182
Dec '212,691
Jan '223,485
Feb '224,166
Mar '225,141
Apr '223,459
May '225,198
Jun '224,917
Jul '226,290
Aug '226,900
Sep '224,834
Oct '228,423
Nov '228,773
Dec '227,440
Jan '236,557
Feb '235,999
Mar '234,759
Apr '234,652
May '236,956
Jun '238,566
Jul '236,176
Aug '236,603
Sep '235,810
Oct '236,659
Nov '234,724
Dec '236,957
Jan '248,228
Feb '247,572
Mar '247,320
Apr '247,357
May '247,167
Jun '245,374
Jul '248,389
Aug '246,828
Sep '246,573
Oct '245,803
Nov '245,853
Dec '247,587
Jan '258,114
Feb '258,668
Mar '259,805
Apr '258,940
May '259,690
Jun '258,630
Jul '259,509
Aug '2510,709
Sep '2511,716
Oct '2512,188
Nov '2511,129
Dec '258,242
Jan '269,689
Feb '268,906