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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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France · H4

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H4 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
5

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (16) — ▼ -68.8%.

H4 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-68.8% vs January 2026 (16)▼-28.6% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 2,000

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France · Visa class H4 · One total per month
  • Dec 202524
  • Jan 202616
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
2453% of selected
Jan 2026
1636% of selected
Feb 2026
511% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 19 (79.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 24165
Total24165

France · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025252
  • 202621
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January2316▼ -30.4%
February75▼ -28.6%
March9––
April7––
May10––
June40––
July63––
August41––
September8––
October16––
November4––
December24––

When is it busy? France · H4

Busiest month: July (15.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.4%
6.1%
6.4%
3.6%
4.4%
10.1%
15.4%
12.7%
5.9%
7.0%
8.6%
9.5%
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 · H4: 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 '1725
Jun '1753
Jul '1739
Aug '1720
Sep '1720
Oct '1721
Nov '1718
Dec '1727
Jan '1821
Feb '1819
Mar '1815
Apr '1811
May '185
Jun '1836
Jul '1845
Aug '1829
Sep '1811
Oct '1818
Nov '1819
Dec '1823
Jan '1933
Feb '1910
Mar '1919
Apr '1911
May '1919
Jun '1922
Jul '1956
Aug '1949
Sep '1920
Oct '1922
Nov '1913
Dec '1931
Jan '2018
Feb '2010
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '204
Nov '2010
Dec '207
Jan '217
Feb '210
Mar '216
Apr '214
May '214
Jun '2110
Jul '2120
Aug '2132
Sep '2112
Oct '2110
Nov '2129
Dec '2118
Jan '2220
Feb '2218
Mar '2222
Apr '227
May '2217
Jun '2228
Jul '2268
Aug '2236
Sep '2216
Oct '2220
Nov '2220
Dec '2216
Jan '2313
Feb '2312
Mar '2312
Apr '239
May '2315
Jun '2323
Jul '2328
Aug '2336
Sep '2321
Oct '2313
Nov '2318
Dec '2321
Jan '2410
Feb '2411
Mar '2419
Apr '2418
May '2416
Jun '2435
Jul '2426
Aug '2416
Sep '2418
Oct '2418
Nov '247
Dec '2415
Jan '2523
Feb '257
Mar '259
Apr '257
May '2510
Jun '2540
Jul '2563
Aug '2541
Sep '258
Oct '2516
Nov '254
Dec '2524
Jan '2616
Feb '265

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