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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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El Salvador · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026
1

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -66.7%.

R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-66.7% vs January 2026 (3)▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 223

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El Salvador · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
120% of selected
Jan 2026
360% of selected
Feb 2026
120% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 131
Total131

El Salvador · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202519
  • 20264
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Month20252026Change
January23▲ +50.0%
February21▼ -50.0%
March2––
April1––
May1––
June3––
July0––
August3––
September0––
October2––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? El Salvador · R1

Busiest month: December (12.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.7%
11.3%
10.0%
5.7%
5.6%
7.4%
9.6%
8.7%
7.1%
6.4%
3.8%
12.7%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '171
May '174
Jun '174
Jul '174
Aug '172
Sep '171
Oct '172
Nov '171
Dec '170
Jan '182
Feb '180
Mar '182
Apr '183
May '180
Jun '182
Jul '184
Aug '182
Sep '182
Oct '182
Nov '180
Dec '183
Jan '191
Feb '192
Mar '196
Apr '190
May '193
Jun '192
Jul '191
Aug '194
Sep '193
Oct '191
Nov '190
Dec '192
Jan '203
Feb '205
Mar '200
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '205
Jan '211
Feb '212
Mar '212
Apr '212
May '211
Jun '212
Jul '213
Aug '210
Sep '212
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '211
Jan '228
Feb '223
Mar '222
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '223
Jul '225
Aug '222
Sep '223
Oct '221
Nov '226
Dec '223
Jan '237
Feb '233
Mar '233
Apr '230
May '233
Jun '232
Jul '233
Aug '231
Sep '233
Oct '234
Nov '230
Dec '235
Jan '240
Feb '242
Mar '243
Apr '242
May '243
Jun '240
Jul '244
Aug '246
Sep '242
Oct '244
Nov '241
Dec '243
Jan '252
Feb '252
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '251
Jun '253
Jul '250
Aug '253
Sep '250
Oct '252
Nov '252
Dec '251
Jan '263
Feb '261

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