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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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F2 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
6

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +50.0%.

F2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+50.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-53.8% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 848

France · F2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202579
  • 202610
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Month20252026Change
January34▲ +33.3%
February136▼ -53.8%
March2––
April2––
May4––
June15––
July7––
August15––
September5––
October1––
November4––
December8––

When is it busy? France · F2

Busiest month: August (16.8% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.2%
4.7%
2.9%
4.8%
10.5%
16.5%
16.0%
16.8%
5.6%
4.9%
6.5%
7.5%
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 · F2: 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 '179
Apr '178
May '1711
Jun '1714
Jul '1712
Aug '1730
Sep '178
Oct '173
Nov '174
Dec '179
Jan '183
Feb '181
Mar '183
Apr '187
May '1821
Jun '1826
Jul '1816
Aug '1814
Sep '186
Oct '186
Nov '186
Dec '185
Jan '191
Feb '192
Mar '194
Apr '199
May '1918
Jun '1912
Jul '1918
Aug '1915
Sep '195
Oct '1912
Nov '192
Dec '198
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '208
Aug '2010
Sep '203
Oct '201
Nov '207
Dec '205
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '211
Apr '212
May '219
Jun '2122
Jul '2119
Aug '2112
Sep '214
Oct '210
Nov '216
Dec '215
Jan '224
Feb '223
Mar '222
Apr '2210
May '2210
Jun '2210
Jul '2210
Aug '2216
Sep '227
Oct '2212
Nov '220
Dec '229
Jan '238
Feb '236
Mar '237
Apr '231
May '2310
Jun '2323
Jul '2314
Aug '2318
Sep '232
Oct '234
Nov '2310
Dec '236
Jan '245
Feb '249
Mar '242
Apr '248
May '2414
Jun '2423
Jul '2421
Aug '2414
Sep '246
Oct '242
Nov '244
Dec '243
Jan '253
Feb '2513
Mar '252
Apr '252
May '254
Jun '2515
Jul '257
Aug '2515
Sep '255
Oct '251
Nov '254
Dec '258
Jan '264
Feb '266

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France · Visa class F2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
844% of selected
Jan 2026
422% of selected
Feb 2026
633% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (25.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 846
Total846