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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Egypt
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Egypt, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Egypt · February 2026

2,476

That is 168 more than in January 2026 (2,308) — +7.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

+7.3% vs January 2026 (2,308)-28.7% vs February 2025 (3,475)

All published months together: 487,756

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	2,045	1,894	+8.0%+151
Temporary workers	117	75	+56.0%+42
Diplomats and international organizations	92	179	-48.6%−87
Transit and crew	83	68	+22.1%+15
Exchange visitors	75	57	+31.6%+18
Students	34	31	+9.7%+3
Fiancé(e)s and their children	25	0	new+25
Other	5	4	+25.0%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	1,994	1,853	+7.6%+141
C1/D	82	68	+20.6%+14
J1	66	41	+61.0%+25
A2	58	148	-60.8%−90
L2	51	23	+121.7%+28
B1	50	41	+22.0%+9
L1	23	15	+53.3%+8
K1	23	0

Egypt: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202535,457
20264,784

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4,399	2,308	-47.5%
February	3,475	2,476	-28.7%
March	3,573	–	–
April	3,694	–	–
May	3,564	–	–
June	3,613	–	–
July	2,678	–	–
August	1,761	–	–
September	2,261	–	–
October	2,190	–	–
November	2,120	–	–
December	2,129	–	–

When is it busy? Egypt

Busiest month: February (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: August (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Egypt: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	34,869
FY2018	60,433
FY2019	63,403
FY2020	31,551
FY2021	11,952
FY2022	52,641
FY2023	102,241
FY2024	75,846
FY2025	43,597
FY2026 partial	11,223

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	2,129	2,308	2,476
Total	2,129	2,308	2,476

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