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P1 visas issued to people from Ethiopia · February 2026
10

That is 9 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +900.0%.

P1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

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▲+900.0% vs January 2026 (1)▲+66.7% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 493

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Ethiopia · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 202610
Dec 2025
321% of selected
Jan 2026
17% of selected
Feb 2026
1071% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (233.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 3110
Total3110

Ethiopia · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202545
  • 202611
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Month20252026Change
January41▼ -75.0%
February610▲ +66.7%
March3––
April4––
May5––
June4––
July3––
August1––
September11––
October1––
November0––
December3––

When is it busy? Ethiopia · P1

Busiest month: January (14.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.3%
10.0%
5.0%
5.8%
10.6%
13.9%
5.2%
5.7%
13.1%
8.7%
3.7%
4.0%
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.

Ethiopia · P1: 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 '175
Apr '176
May '174
Jun '172
Jul '172
Aug '172
Sep '170
Oct '175
Nov '170
Dec '172
Jan '1822
Feb '183
Mar '184
Apr '183
May '1810
Jun '188
Jul '185
Aug '182
Sep '181
Oct '1816
Nov '185
Dec '182
Jan '199
Feb '1911
Mar '196
Apr '198
May '197
Jun '194
Jul '195
Aug '191
Sep '1917
Oct '199
Nov '191
Dec '191
Jan '209
Feb '206
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '214
May '212
Jun '2110
Jul '214
Aug '215
Sep '216
Oct '212
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '222
Mar '222
Apr '225
May '2213
Jun '225
Jul '220
Aug '229
Sep '228
Oct '221
Nov '221
Dec '226
Jan '239
Feb '233
Mar '230
Apr '232
May '236
Jun '2316
Jul '239
Aug '234
Sep '2311
Oct '2320
Nov '232
Dec '232
Jan '242
Feb '242
Mar '243
Apr '240
May '249
Jun '2418
Jul '240
Aug '242
Sep '247
Oct '243
Nov '2411
Dec '245
Jan '254
Feb '256
Mar '253
Apr '254
May '255
Jun '254
Jul '253
Aug '251
Sep '2511
Oct '251
Nov '250
Dec '253
Jan '261
Feb '2610

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