Ethiopia · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Ethiopia · February 2026

That is 28 fewer than in January 2026 (37) — -75.7%.

F1 visas made up 2.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-75.7% vs January 2026 (37)-59.1% vs February 2025 (22)

All published months together: 13,115

Ethiopia · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	103	37	-64.1%
February	22	9	-59.1%
March	28	–	–
April	43	–	–
May	107	–	–
June	174	–	–
July	333	–	–
August	111	–	–
September	8	–	–
October	13	–	–
November	25	–	–
December	98	–	–

When is it busy? Ethiopia · F1

Busiest month: July (24.5% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%

1.7%

2.1%

3.1%

6.9%

15.5%

24.5%

14.3%

2.2%

2.6%

3.7%

14.8%

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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.

Ethiopia · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	29
Apr '17	21
May '17	75
Jun '17	236
Jul '17	306
Aug '17	210
Sep '17	28
Oct '17	32
Nov '17	34
Dec '17	114
Jan '18	93
Feb '18	13
Mar '18	15
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	98	37	9
Total	98	37	9

Ethiopia · F1

Ethiopia · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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