France · B1/B2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of France
Creator: Visa Status

Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from France · February 2026

1,023

That is 9 fewer than in January 2026 (1,032) — -0.9%.

B1/B2 visas made up 32.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 26.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-0.9% vs January 2026 (1,032)-0.3% vs February 2025 (1,026)

All published months together: 72,677

France · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202510,234
20262,055

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	995	1,032	+3.7%
February	1,026	1,023	-0.3%
March	1,000	–	–
April	895	–	–
May	778	–	–
June	677	–	–
July	430	–	–
August	500	–	–
September	913	–	–
October	1,026	–	–
November	1,030	–	–
December	964	–	–

When is it busy? France · B1/B2

Busiest month: February (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.4%

12.0%

11.2%

7.4%

6.6%

6.1%

4.7%

5.3%

7.6%

7.7%

9.4%

10.5%

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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 · B1/B2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	1,262
Apr '17	975
May '17	1,103
Jun '17	1,080
Jul '17	928
Aug '17	933
Sep '17	968
Oct '17	859
Nov '17	775
Dec '17	771
Jan '18	827
Feb '18	985
Mar '18	1,046

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	964	1,032	1,023
Total	964	1,032	1,023

France · B1/B2

France · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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