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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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A1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
21

That is 19 more than in January 2026 (2) — ▲ +950.0%.

A1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+950.0% vs January 2026 (2)▲+600.0% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 1,527

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France · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202511
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 202621
Dec 2025
1132% of selected
Jan 2026
26% of selected
Feb 2026
2162% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (81.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10 (90.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 11221
Total11221

France · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025145
  • 202623
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January12▲ +100.0%
February321▲ +600.0%
March5––
April7––
May23––
June55––
July19––
August9––
September5––
October6––
November1––
December11––

When is it busy? France · A1

Busiest month: June (24.7% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.5%
1.6%
6.1%
3.7%
14.0%
24.7%
24.7%
8.5%
4.1%
2.7%
2.6%
3.8%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · A1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1715
Apr '177
May '1716
Jun '1732
Jul '1735
Aug '1715
Sep '1716
Oct '1714
Nov '174
Dec '175
Jan '1811
Feb '182
Mar '1816
Apr '185
May '1827
Jun '1832
Jul '1845
Aug '1819
Sep '185
Oct '187
Nov '1811
Dec '183
Jan '196
Feb '192
Mar '1913
Apr '196
May '1916
Jun '1933
Jul '1973
Aug '1911
Sep '197
Oct '196
Nov '190
Dec '192
Jan '209
Feb '200
Mar '207
Apr '200
May '2010
Jun '2029
Jul '2053
Aug '2017
Sep '208
Oct '203
Nov '204
Dec '205
Jan '216
Feb '213
Mar '2110
Apr '215
May '2120
Jun '2150
Jul '2136
Aug '2120
Sep '213
Oct '217
Nov '213
Dec '2110
Jan '225
Feb '222
Mar '2211
Apr '226
May '2215
Jun '2257
Jul '2236
Aug '2215
Sep '223
Oct '222
Nov '228
Dec '2210
Jan '232
Feb '235
Mar '237
Apr '235
May '2330
Jun '2338
Jul '2333
Aug '2320
Sep '2313
Oct '233
Nov '231
Dec '236
Jan '248
Feb '245
Mar '2415
Apr '2417
May '2451
Jun '2434
Jul '2437
Aug '241
Sep '2411
Oct '242
Nov '248
Dec '242
Jan '251
Feb '253
Mar '255
Apr '257
May '2523
Jun '2555
Jul '2519
Aug '259
Sep '255
Oct '256
Nov '251
Dec '2511
Jan '262
Feb '2621

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