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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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El Salvador · U3

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U3 visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026
4

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — ▼ -60.0%.

U3 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-60.0% vs January 2026 (10)▼-60.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 1,159

El Salvador · U3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202582
  • 202614
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1110▼ -9.1%
February104▼ -60.0%
March2––
April7––
May13––
June5––
July2––
August6––
September8––
October5––
November5––
December8––

When is it busy? El Salvador · U3

Busiest month: November (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%
9.0%
8.6%
7.1%
8.0%
7.1%
8.1%
7.6%
7.2%
6.6%
12.5%
8.3%
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 · U3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '177
Apr '1715
May '1720
Jun '1712
Jul '1718
Aug '1716
Sep '1715
Oct '1721
Nov '1720
Dec '1714
Jan '188
Feb '1811
Mar '187
Apr '18
21
May '1821
Jun '1824
Jul '1824
Aug '1816
Sep '1822
Oct '1814
Nov '188
Dec '1817
Jan '195
Feb '1920
Mar '1913
Apr '1913
May '1913
Jun '1913
Jul '1915
Aug '1915
Sep '199
Oct '1912
Nov '197
Dec '198
Jan '2016
Feb '204
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '2027
Dec '203
Jan '219
Feb '2115
Mar '2113
Apr '2110
May '215
Jun '2117
Jul '2115
Aug '218
Sep '2112
Oct '218
Nov '2110
Dec '2114
Jan '2210
Feb '2210
Mar '2215
Apr '229
May '2213
Jun '2211
Jul '2211
Aug '2215
Sep '228
Oct '2213
Nov '2212
Dec '2210
Jan '2311
Feb '236
Mar '2316
Apr '2310
May '2311
Jun '237
Jul '2313
Aug '2315
Sep '237
Oct '2311
Nov '2316
Dec '2313
Jan '248
Feb '2411
Mar '2413
Apr '247
May '247
Jun '244
Jul '2411
Aug '247
Sep '2411
Oct '248
Nov '248
Dec '2410
Jan '2511
Feb '2510
Mar '252
Apr '257
May '2513
Jun '255
Jul '252
Aug '256
Sep '258
Oct '255
Nov '255
Dec '258
Jan '2610
Feb '264

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Total visas issued
5
Latest 12 months · El Salvador · U3 · October
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El Salvador · Visa class U3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
836% of selected
Jan 2026
1045% of selected
Feb 2026
418% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (25.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 8104
Total8104