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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Dominican Republic · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Dominican Republic · February 2026
5

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +66.7%.

O1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+66.7% vs January 2026 (3)▲+150.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 467

Dominican Republic · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202558
  • 20268
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January73▼ -57.1%
February25▲ +150.0%
March12––
April4––
May5––
June1––
July5––
August4––
September5––
October1––
November5––
December7––

When is it busy? Dominican Republic · O1

Busiest month: January (12.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.2%
10.2%
9.4%
8.1%
8.4%
5.9%
9.0%
8.3%
8.0%
4.8%
7.5%
8.3%
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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.

Dominican Republic · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02550751002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial37
2018 27
2019 56
2020 5
2021 73
2022 60
2023 61
2024 82
2025 58
2026 partial8

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Total visas issued
57
Latest 12 months · Dominican Republic · O1
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Dominican Republic · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
747% of selected
Jan 2026
320% of selected
Feb 2026
533% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (57.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (28.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 735
Total735