El Salvador · K1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of El Salvador
Creator: Visa Status

Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (3) — +233.3%.

K1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+233.3% vs January 2026 (3)-33.3% vs February 2025 (15)

All published months together: 1,834

El Salvador · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025225
202613

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	24	3	-87.5%
February	15	10	-33.3%
March	10	–	–
April	34	–	–
May	30	–	–
June	29	–	–
July	29	–	–
August	9	–	–
September	23	–	–
October	12	–	–
November	4	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? El Salvador · K1

Busiest month: June (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%

9.2%

9.5%

6.7%

7.7%

10.6%

6.5%

8.1%

8.3%

10.2%

7.1%

7.3%

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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.

El Salvador · K1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	34
Apr '17	21
May '17	24
Jun '17	20
Jul '17	20
Aug '17	17
Sep '17	14
Oct '17	15
Nov '17	11
Dec '17	10
Jan '18	11
Feb '18	7
Mar '18	9

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	3	10
Total	6	3	10

El Salvador · K1

El Salvador · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? El Salvador · K1

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