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France · B1

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B1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
9

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (7) — +28.6%.

B1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+28.6% vs January 2026 (7)-18.2% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 937

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France · Visa class B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20269
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (41.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (25.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1279
Total1279
Total visas issued
150
Latest 12 months · France · B1
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11151610972021131279
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 · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025154
  • 202616
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Month20252026Change
January97 -22.2%
February119 -18.2%
March11––
April15––
May16––
June10––
July9––
August7––
September20––
October21––
November13––
December12––

When is it busy? France · B1

Busiest month: October (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.2%). 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 · B1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial51
2019 279
2020 85
2021 81
2022 95
2023 83
2024 93
2025 154
2026 partial16