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

Visas issued to people from Dominican Republic · February 2026
11,720

That is 1,266 more than in January 2026 (10,454) — +12.1%.

Quick view · February 2026
+12.1% vs January 2026 (10,454)-22.6% vs February 2025 (15,139)

All published months together: 874,635

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Dominican Republic · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202511,739
  • Jan 202610,454
  • Feb 202611,720
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,285 (10.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 19 (0.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 11,73910,45411,720
Total11,73910,45411,720
Total visas issued
14,234
Latest 12 months · Dominican Republic · July
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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/B213,297
  2. F1309
  3. C1/D100
  4. A271
  5. J171
  6. K168

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
Visitors10,4609,837 +6.3%+623
Exchange visitors89022 +3945.5%+868
Temporary workers181348 -48.0%−167
Other6045 +33.3%+15
Transit and crew5945 +31.1%+14
Fiancé(e)s and their children3868 -44.1%−30
Students2258 -62.1%−36
Diplomats and international organizations1031 -67.7%−21

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B210,4349,814 +6.3%+620
J188821 +4128.6%+867
P194247 -61.9%−153
I5945 +31.1%+14
C1/D5342 +26.2%+11
K13054 -44.4%−24
B12523 +8.7%+2
O2253 +733.3%+22
F11854 -66.7%−36
L2173 +466.7%+14
P41144 -75.0%−33
K2814 -42.9%−6
A2719 -63.2%−12
L175 +40.0%+2
H1B617 -64.7%−11
R154 +25.0%+1
C153 +66.7%+2
O153 +66.7%+2
H436 -50.0%−3
O332 +50.0%+1
Q131 +200.0%+2
M130new+3
G427 -71.4%−5
J221 +100.0%+1
R219 -88.9%−8
F214 -75.0%−3
G211 +0.0%+0
B210new+1
C310new+1
H2B10new+1
U310new+1
A104 -100.0%−4
H2A04 -100.0%−4

Dominican Republic: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025192,728
  • 202622,174
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Month20252026Change
January17,30310,454 -39.6%
February15,13911,720 -22.6%
March21,010––
April18,295––
May15,896––
June17,057––
July14,234––
August17,201––
September15,025––
October14,808––
November15,021––
December11,739––

When is it busy? Dominican Republic

Busiest month: March (10.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (7.3%). 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.

Dominican Republic: all published months

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050K100K150K200K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial21,740
2019 101,719
2020 50,756
2021 79,623
2022 95,081
2023 129,432
2024 181,382
2025 192,728
2026 partial22,174