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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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France · O3

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

O3 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
5

That is 23 fewer than in January 2026 (28) — ▼ -82.1%.

O3 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-82.1% vs January 2026 (28)▼-16.7% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,800

France · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025192
  • 202633
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Month20252026Change
January2528▲ +12.0%
February65▼ -16.7%
March15––
April5––
May15––
June22––
July23––
August25––
September13––
October16––
November10––
December17––

When is it busy? France · O3

Busiest month: August (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%
7.1%
7.2%
5.0%
5.7%
8.8%
11.1%
11.5%
9.6%
7.5%
7.4%
10.5%
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 · O3: 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 '1711
Apr '1721
May '1726
Jun '1722
Jul '1766
Aug '1748
Sep '1719
Oct '1712
Nov '1720
Dec '1712
Jan '1813
Feb '1810
Mar '183
Apr '1811
May '1811
Jun '1815
Jul '1841
Aug '1843
Sep '1815
Oct '1829
Nov '187
Dec '1819
Jan '1931
Feb '196
Mar '1917
Apr '1914
May '1913
Jun '1919
Jul '1930
Aug '1947
Sep '1917
Oct '1913
Nov '1920
Dec '1931
Jan '2014
Feb '2017
Mar '2016
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '202
Jul '201
Aug '203
Sep '2019
Oct '203
Nov '207
Dec '208
Jan '219
Feb '212
Mar '218
Apr '215
May '211
Jun '216
Jul '2112
Aug '218
Sep '2115
Oct '2113
Nov '2120
Dec '2130
Jan '2211
Feb '2219
Mar '2222
Apr '2214
May '2212
Jun '2225
Jul '2232
Aug '2232
Sep '2222
Oct '2214
Nov '2223
Dec '228
Jan '239
Feb '2322
Mar '2312
Apr '238
May '2323
Jun '2328
Jul '2325
Aug '2315
Sep '238
Oct '2319
Nov '2312
Dec '2322
Jan '2411
Feb '2413
Mar '245
Apr '2425
May '2419
Jun '2425
Jul '2419
Aug '2419
Sep '2420
Oct '249
Nov '247
Dec '2415
Jan '2525
Feb '256
Mar '2515
Apr '255
May '2515
Jun '2522
Jul '2523
Aug '2525
Sep '2513
Oct '2516
Nov '2510
Dec '2517
Jan '2628
Feb '265

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Total visas issued
23
Latest 12 months · France · O3 · July
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France · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 202628
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
1734% of selected
Jan 2026
2856% of selected
Feb 2026
510% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (64.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 12 (70.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 17285
Total17285