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France · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
55

That is 58 fewer than in January 2026 (113) — -51.3%.

O1 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-51.3% vs January 2026 (113)-17.9% vs February 2025 (67)

All published months together: 5,578

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France · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202561
  • Jan 2026113
  • Feb 202655
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  • Jan 2026 is 52 (85.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (9.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 6111355
Total6111355
Total visas issued
897
Latest 12 months · France · O1
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63716774761028778506111355
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 · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025928
  • 2026168
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Month20252026Change
January132113 -14.4%
February6755 -17.9%
March63––
April71––
May67––
June74––
July76––
August102––
September87––
October78––
November50––
December61––

When is it busy? France · O1

Busiest month: January (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.6%). 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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial198
2019 881
2020 273
2021 501
2022 1,028
2023 821
2024 780
2025 928
2026 partial168