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F1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
154

That is 248 fewer than in January 2026 (402) — -61.7%.

F1 visas made up 4.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 10.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-61.7% vs January 2026 (402)+20.3% vs February 2025 (128)

All published months together: 44,321

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France · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025873
  • Jan 2026402
  • Feb 2026154
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  • Jan 2026 is 471 (54.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 719 (82.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 873402154
Total873402154
Total visas issued
7,191
Latest 12 months · France · F1
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1722117511.2K1.6K856385233305873402154
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 · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,131
  • 2026556
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Month20252026Change
January368402 +9.2%
February128154 +20.3%
March172––
April211––
May751––
June1,247––
July1,602––
August856––
September385––
October233––
November305––
December873––

When is it busy? France · F1

Busiest month: July (20.2% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.9%). 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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial998
2019 5,082
2020 2,169
2021 6,788
2022 7,103
2023 6,942
2024 7,552
2025 7,131
2026 partial556