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I visas issued to people from France · February 2026

116

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (118) — -1.7%.

I visas made up 3.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-1.7% vs January 2026 (118)+100.0% vs February 2025 (58)

All published months together: 5,156

France · I: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	56	118	+110.7%
February	58	116	+100.0%
March	47	–	–
April	83	–	–
May	80	–	–
June	48	–	–
July	38	–	–
August	45	–	–
September	41	–	–
October	46	–	–
November	67	–	–
December	40	–	–

When is it busy? France · I

Busiest month: October (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.5%

7.9%

8.4%

8.2%

7.3%

6.0%

6.7%

12.2%

12.3%

7.4%

6.7%

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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.

France · I: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	366
FY2018	641
FY2019	477
FY2020	278
FY2021	605
FY2022	540
FY2023	540
FY2024	690
FY2025	632
FY2026 partial	387

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	40	118	116
Total	40	118	116

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