France · F1

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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: 54,055

France · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	368	402	+9.2%
February	128	154	+20.3%
March	172	–	–
April	211	–	–
May	751	–	–
June	1,247	–	–
July	1,602	–	–
August	856	–	–
September	385	–	–
October	233	–	–
November	305	–	–
December	873	–	–

When is it busy? France · F1

Busiest month: July (20.7% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.2%

1.9%

2.2%

3.0%

7.4%

14.8%

20.7%

18.2%

4.6%

2.9%

6.7%

13.3%

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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 · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	158
Apr '17	234
May '17	449
Jun '17	965
Jul '17	1,197
Aug '17	955
Sep '17	287
Oct '17	140
Nov '17	355
Dec '17	580
Jan '18	184
Feb '18	87
Mar '18	134
Apr '18	176

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	873	402	154
Total	873	402	154

France · F1

France · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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