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I visas issued to people from France · February 2026

116

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (118) — -1.7%.

I visas made up 3.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.1% in January 2026).

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-1.7% vs January 2026 (118)+100.0% vs February 2025 (58)

All published months together: 5,156

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France · Visa class I · One total per month

Dec 202540
Jan 2026118
Feb 2026116

Dec 2025

4015% of selected

Jan 2026

11843% of selected

Feb 2026

11642% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 78 (195.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 76 (190.0%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	40	118	116
Total	40	118	116

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

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	56	118	+110.7%
February	58	116	+100.0%
March	47	–	–
April	83	–	–
May	80	–	–
June	48	–	–
July	38	–	–
August	45	–	–
September	41	–	–
October	46	–	–
November	67	–	–
December	40	–	–

When is it busy? France · I

Busiest month: October (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.5%

7.9%

8.4%

8.2%

7.3%

6.0%

6.7%

12.2%

12.3%

7.4%

6.7%

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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 · I: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	64
Apr '17	43
May '17	38
Jun '17	63
Jul '17	57
Aug '17	31
Sep '17	70
Oct '17	54
Nov '17	42
Dec '17	53
Jan '18	36
Feb '18	61
Mar '18	49
Apr '18	63
May '18	47
Jun '18	44
Jul '18	46
Aug '18	69
Sep '18	77
Oct '18	48
Nov '18	16
Dec '18	54
Jan '19	47
Feb '19	32
Mar '19	48
Apr '19	40
May '19	26
Jun '19	38
Jul '19	33
Aug '19	28
Sep '19	67
Oct '19	54
Nov '19	42
Dec '19	19
Jan '20	45
Feb '20	48
Mar '20	21
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	47
Oct '20	106
Nov '20	35
Dec '20	40
Jan '21	45
Feb '21	20
Mar '21	34
Apr '21	52
May '21	55
Jun '21	49
Jul '21	57
Aug '21	41
Sep '21	71
Oct '21	49
Nov '21	29
Dec '21	30
Jan '22	45
Feb '22	30
Mar '22	46
Apr '22	63
May '22	56
Jun '22	55
Jul '22	32
Aug '22	32
Sep '22	73
Oct '22	55
Nov '22	58
Dec '22	38
Jan '23	31
Feb '23	44
Mar '23	43
Apr '23	40
May '23	53
Jun '23	53
Jul '23	30
Aug '23	38
Sep '23	57
Oct '23	50
Nov '23	40
Dec '23	40
Jan '24	58
Feb '24	75
Mar '24	62
Apr '24	53
May '24	69
Jun '24	46
Jul '24	37
Aug '24	60
Sep '24	100
Oct '24	88
Nov '24	26
Dec '24	22
Jan '25	56
Feb '25	58
Mar '25	47
Apr '25	83
May '25	80
Jun '25	48
Jul '25	38
Aug '25	45
Sep '25	41
Oct '25	46
Nov '25	67
Dec '25	40
Jan '26	118
Feb '26	116

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France · Visa class I · One total per month

Dec 202540
Jan 2026118
Feb 2026116

Dec 2025

4015% of selected

Jan 2026

11843% of selected

Feb 2026

11642% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 78 (195.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 76 (190.0%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	40	118	116
Total	40	118	116

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

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	56	118	+110.7%
February	58	116	+100.0%
March	47	–	–
April	83	–	–
May	80	–	–
June	48	–	–
July	38	–	–
August	45	–	–
September	41	–	–
October	46	–	–
November	67	–	–
December	40	–	–

When is it busy? France · I

Busiest month: October (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.5%

7.9%

8.4%

8.2%

7.3%

6.0%

6.7%

12.2%

12.3%

7.4%

6.7%

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France · I: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	64
Apr '17	43
May '17	38
Jun '17	63
Jul '17	57
Aug '17	31
Sep '17	70
Oct '17	54
Nov '17	42
Dec '17	53
Jan '18	36
Feb '18	61
Mar '18	49
Apr '18	63
May '18	47
Jun '18	44
Jul '18	46
Aug '18	69
Sep '18	77
Oct '18	48
Nov '18	16
Dec '18	54
Jan '19	47
Feb '19	32
Mar '19	48
Apr '19	40
May '19	26
Jun '19	38
Jul '19	33
Aug '19	28
Sep '19	67
Oct '19	54
Nov '19	42
Dec '19	19
Jan '20	45
Feb '20	48
Mar '20	21
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	47
Oct '20	106
Nov '20	35
Dec '20	40
Jan '21	45
Feb '21	20
Mar '21	34
Apr '21	52
May '21	55
Jun '21	49
Jul '21	57
Aug '21	41
Sep '21	71
Oct '21	49
Nov '21	29
Dec '21	30
Jan '22	45
Feb '22	30
Mar '22	46
Apr '22	63
May '22	56
Jun '22	55
Jul '22	32
Aug '22	32
Sep '22	73
Oct '22	55
Nov '22	58
Dec '22	38
Jan '23	31
Feb '23	44
Mar '23	43
Apr '23	40
May '23	53
Jun '23	53
Jul '23	30
Aug '23	38
Sep '23	57
Oct '23	50
Nov '23	40
Dec '23	40
Jan '24	58
Feb '24	75
Mar '24	62
Apr '24	53
May '24	69
Jun '24	46
Jul '24	37
Aug '24	60
Sep '24	100
Oct '24	88
Nov '24	26
Dec '24	22
Jan '25	56
Feb '25	58
Mar '25	47
Apr '25	83
May '25	80
Jun '25	48
Jul '25	38
Aug '25	45
Sep '25	41
Oct '25	46
Nov '25	67
Dec '25	40
Jan '26	118
Feb '26	116

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