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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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P3 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
5

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (7) — ▼ -28.6%.

P3 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-28.6% vs January 2026 (7)▼-72.2% vs February 2025 (18)

All published months together: 643

France · P3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202569
  • 202612
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Month20252026Change
January87▼ -12.5%
February185▼ -72.2%
March13––
April5––
May2––
June0––
July1––
August3––
September3––
October10––
November6––
December0––

When is it busy? France · P3

Busiest month: February (18.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.8%
18.8%
10.0%
7.7%
4.7%
4.4%
7.9%
6.2%
6.9%
13.1%
1.9%
6.6%
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 · P3: 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 '1710
Apr '1721
May '1710
Jun '178
Jul '173
Aug '177
Sep '175
Oct '172
Nov '173
Dec '173
Jan '1810
Feb '1812
Mar '182
Apr '184
May '186
Jun '1816
Jul '186
Aug '188
Sep '182
Oct '187
Nov '182
Dec '182
Jan '1915
Feb '198
Mar '198
Apr '1911
May '1911
Jun '1911
Jul '1911
Aug '1910
Sep '196
Oct '191
Nov '190
Dec '1918
Jan '2011
Feb '2016
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '214
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '222
Feb '227
Mar '224
Apr '224
May '225
Jun '220
Jul '223
Aug '224
Sep '2211
Oct '222
Nov '221
Dec '226
Jan '237
Feb '2323
Mar '236
Apr '2313
May '234
Jun '233
Jul '2331
Aug '235
Sep '2316
Oct '2314
Nov '231
Dec '2316
Jan '246
Feb '2411
Mar '2417
Apr '2417
May '243
Jun '242
Jul '241
Aug '240
Sep '247
Oct '247
Nov '241
Dec '248
Jan '258
Feb '2518
Mar '2513
Apr '255
May '252
Jun '250
Jul '251
Aug '253
Sep '253
Oct '2510
Nov '256
Dec '250
Jan '267
Feb '265

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Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · France · P3 · September
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France · Visa class P3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
758% of selected
Feb 2026
542% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 075
Total075