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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from France, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from France · February 2026
3,139

That is 713 fewer than in January 2026 (3,852) — -18.5%.

Quick view · February 2026
-18.5% vs January 2026 (3,852)-7.8% vs February 2025 (3,404)

All published months together: 308,482

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France · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20254,666
  • Jan 20263,852
  • Feb 20263,139
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  • Jan 2026 is 814 (17.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,527 (32.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 4,6663,8523,139
Total4,6663,8523,139
Total visas issued
6,523
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Top visa types

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  1. J11,666
  2. F11,247
  3. B1/B2677
  4. L2599
  5. E2435
  6. C1/D402

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors1,0331,039 -0.6%−6
Temporary workers8151,026 -20.6%−211
Exchange visitors480678 -29.2%−198
Transit and crew318398 -20.1%−80
Diplomats and international organizations184162 +13.6%+22
Students170426 -60.1%−256
Other116118 -1.7%−2
Fiancé(e)s and their children235 +360.0%+18

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B21,0231,032 -0.9%−9
J1451647 -30.3%−196
C1/D308394 -21.8%−86
L1194207 -6.3%−13
L2169132 +28.0%+37
E2163254 -35.8%−91
F1154402 -61.7%−248
I116118 -1.7%−2
P15846 +26.1%+12
G45749 +16.3%+8
O155113 -51.3%−58
Q14848 +0.0%+0
O24574 -39.2%−29
A24465 -32.3%−21
H1B3271 -54.9%−39
NATO23026 +15.4%+4
J22931 -6.5%−2
K1215 +320.0%+16
A1212 +950.0%+19
E11914 +35.7%+5
G21113 -15.4%−2
M11020 -50.0%−10
C3104 +150.0%+6
B197 +28.6%+2
NATO484 +100.0%+4
R165 +20.0%+1
F264 +50.0%+2
O3528 -82.1%−23
H4516 -68.8%−11
P357 -28.6%−2
NATO653 +66.7%+2
H2A42 +100.0%+2
G340new+4
G130new+3
R230new+3
K220new+2
P220new+2
E3D11 +0.0%+0
P411 +0.0%+0
B210new+1
NATO510new+1
H303 -100.0%−3
H2B02 -100.0%−2
TD02 -100.0%−2

France: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202551,569
  • 20266,991
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4,1983,852 -8.2%
February3,4043,139 -7.8%
March3,408––
April3,659––
May4,802––
June6,523––
July6,273––
August4,297––
September3,795––
October3,400––
November3,144––
December4,666––

When is it busy? France

Busiest month: July (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.7%). 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020K40K60K80KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 48,014
FY2020 21,805
FY2021 20,923
FY2022 43,794
FY2023 51,334
FY2024 53,478
FY2025 50,933
FY2026 partial18,201