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Dominican Republic

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

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

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+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
11,739
Latest 12 months · Dominican Republic · December

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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B211,105
  2. P1164
  3. F187
  4. B154
  5. C1/D49
  6. J141

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

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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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

compared with
  • 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

010K20K30K40KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '189,401
Nov '186,424
Dec '185,915
Jan '196,932
Feb '196,668
Mar '198,770
Apr '1914,339
May '199,223
Jun '197,224
Jul '199,480
Aug '198,243
Sep '197,504
Oct '198,637
Nov '196,983
Dec '197,716
Jan '2010,136
Feb '2010,249
Mar '205,829
Apr '207
May '2024
Jun '202,324
Jul '203,217
Aug '203,188
Sep '202,847
Oct '203,066
Nov '204,369
Dec '205,500
Jan '213,787
Feb '215,466
Mar '218,461
Apr '215,837
May '216,802
Jun '219,956
Jul '218,453
Aug '218,082
Sep '215,570
Oct '215,036
Nov '216,262
Dec '215,911
Jan '223,661
Feb '227,693
Mar '2210,679
Apr '227,495
May '227,259
Jun '227,081
Jul '224,679
Aug '226,396
Sep '227,735
Oct '227,461
Nov '2211,581
Dec '2213,361
Jan '238,077
Feb '239,153
Mar '2314,252
Apr '2311,945
May '2313,359
Jun '2311,027
Jul '2311,580
Aug '239,293
Sep '239,639
Oct '2311,063
Nov '239,600
Dec '2310,444
Jan '2411,517
Feb '2412,383
Mar '2413,769
Apr '2415,462
May '2415,703
Jun '2416,625
Jul '2419,607
Aug '2416,260
Sep '2414,631
Oct '2415,508
Nov '2413,671
Dec '2416,246
Jan '2517,303
Feb '2515,139
Mar '2521,010
Apr '2518,295
May '2515,896
Jun '2517,057
Jul '2514,234
Aug '2517,201
Sep '2515,025
Oct '2514,808
Nov '2515,021
Dec '2511,739
Jan '2610,454
Feb '2611,720