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France · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
58

That is 12 more than in January 2026 (46) — +26.1%.

P1 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+26.1% vs January 2026 (46)-25.6% vs February 2025 (78)

All published months together: 4,473

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France · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202522
  • Jan 202646
  • Feb 202658
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  • Jan 2026 is 24 (109.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 36 (163.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 224658
Total224658
Total visas issued
831
Latest 12 months · France · P1
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101472880436913215946224658
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. J110,740
  2. B1/B210,268
  3. F17,191
  4. C1/D4,091
  5. E23,228
  6. L23,174

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

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  • 2025882
  • 2026104
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January7746 -40.3%
February7858 -25.6%
March101––
April47––
May28––
June80––
July43––
August69––
September132––
October159––
November46––
December22––

When is it busy? France · P1

Busiest month: February (14.2% of a typical year). Quietest: July (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 859
FY2020 386
FY2021 71
FY2022 620
FY2023 692
FY2024 722
FY2025 792
FY2026 partial331