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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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France · C3

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

C3 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
10

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +150.0%.

C3 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+150.0% vs January 2026 (4)▲+900.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 308

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France · Visa class C3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 202610
Dec 2025
318% of selected
Jan 2026
424% of selected
Feb 2026
1059% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (233.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 3410
Total3410

France · C3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202561
  • 202614
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Month20252026Change
January04–
February110▲ +900.0%
March0––
April9––
May0––
June1––
July10––
August1––
September29––
October2––
November5––
December3––

When is it busy? France · C3

Busiest month: September (14.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.3%
10.8%
8.4%
4.6%
5.7%
7.9%
8.2%
7.0%
14.4%
10.9%
7.7%
4.9%
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 · C3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '175
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '171
Sep '174
Oct '172
Nov '171
Dec '175
Jan '188
Feb '180
Mar '184
Apr '180
May '184
Jun '184
Jul '182
Aug '183
Sep '181
Oct '180
Nov '183
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '193
Mar '192
Apr '190
May '191
Jun '191
Jul '196
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '193
Nov '191
Dec '190
Jan '204
Feb '202
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '204
Oct '203
Nov '202
Dec '202
Jan '210
Feb '215
Mar '210
Apr '213
May '213
Jun '218
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '215
Nov '216
Dec '212
Jan '223
Feb '220
Mar '224
Apr '222
May '221
Jun '222
Jul '221
Aug '220
Sep '227
Oct '222
Nov '220
Dec '225
Jan '236
Feb '230
Mar '236
Apr '233
May '230
Jun '230
Jul '233
Aug '2317
Sep '237
Oct '239
Nov '233
Dec '230
Jan '240
Feb '2413
Mar '242
Apr '240
May '244
Jun '243
Jul '240
Aug '241
Sep '242
Oct '244
Nov '241
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '251
Mar '250
Apr '259
May '250
Jun '251
Jul '2510
Aug '251
Sep '2529
Oct '252
Nov '255
Dec '253
Jan '264
Feb '2610

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