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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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K1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
21

That is 16 more than in January 2026 (5) — ▲ +320.0%.

K1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+320.0% vs January 2026 (5)▲+250.0% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,291

France · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202579
  • 202626
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Month20252026Change
January105▼ -50.0%
February621▲ +250.0%
March5––
April8––
May9––
June5––
July5––
August7––
September2––
October9––
November7––
December6––

When is it busy? France · K1

Busiest month: May (11.0% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.5%
9.7%
9.7%
5.5%
11.0%
8.2%
4.2%
6.3%
9.1%
8.9%
7.3%
9.6%
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 · K1: 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 '1713
Apr '1712
May '1711
Jun '1720
Jul '1717
Aug '1718
Sep '1717
Oct '1712
Nov '1711
Dec '1714
Jan '185
Feb '1811
Mar '1819
Apr '1811
May '1820
Jun '1819
Jul '1811
Aug '1814
Sep '1819
Oct '1822
Nov '1813
Dec '1820
Jan '1917
Feb '1915
Mar '1922
Apr '1916
May '1919
Jun '1917
Jul '1912
Aug '1923
Sep '1925
Oct '1918
Nov '1927
Dec '1926
Jan '2024
Feb '2030
Mar '2019
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '202
Oct '203
Nov '202
Dec '2010
Jan '212
Feb '213
Mar '2110
Apr '2113
May '2158
Jun '2120
Jul '212
Aug '2115
Sep '216
Oct '2118
Nov '217
Dec '218
Jan '2212
Feb '228
Mar '229
Apr '222
May '223
Jun '221
Jul '224
Aug '224
Sep '2215
Oct '224
Nov '226
Dec '221
Jan '2313
Feb '232
Mar '237
Apr '237
May '2314
Jun '2311
Jul '232
Aug '2310
Sep '2315
Oct '2314
Nov '2310
Dec '2316
Jan '2410
Feb '2417
Mar '2410
Apr '248
May '2411
Jun '2432
Jul '2412
Aug '241
Sep '2417
Oct '2415
Nov '2413
Dec '2430
Jan '2510
Feb '256
Mar '255
Apr '258
May '259
Jun '255
Jul '255
Aug '257
Sep '252
Oct '259
Nov '257
Dec '256
Jan '265
Feb '2621

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Total visas issued
9
Latest 12 months · France · K1 · May
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France · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 202621
Dec 2025
619% of selected
Jan 2026
516% of selected
Feb 2026
2166% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 15 (250.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 6521
Total6521