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F1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
154
That is 248 fewer than in January 2026 (402) — -61.7%.
F1 visas made up 4.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 10.4% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
-61.7% vs January 2026 (402)+20.3% vs February 2025 (128)
All published months together: 44,321
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France · Visa class F1 · One total per month
- Dec 2025873
- Jan 2026402
- Feb 2026154
Dec 2025
87361% of selected
Jan 2026
40228% of selected
Feb 2026
15411% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 471 (54.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 719 (82.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 873 | 402 | 154 |
| Total | 873 | 402 | 154 |
Total visas issued
1,602
Latest 12 months · France · F1 · July
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France · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 20257,131
- 2026556
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 368 | 402 | +9.2% |
| February | 128 | 154 | +20.3% |
| March | 172 | – | – |
| April | 211 | – | – |
| May | 751 | – | – |
| June | 1,247 | – | – |
| July | 1,602 | – | – |
| August | 856 | – | – |
| September | 385 | – | – |
| October | 233 | – | – |
| November | 305 | – | – |
| December | 873 | – | – |
When is it busy? France · F1
Busiest month: July (20.2% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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Average of 7 full years (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 · F1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 152 |
| Nov '18 | 290 |
| Dec '18 | 556 |
| Jan '19 | 215 |
| Feb '19 | 82 |
| Mar '19 | 126 |
| Apr '19 | 172 |
| May '19 | 383 |
| Jun '19 | 643 |
| Jul '19 | 1,161 |
| Aug '19 | 1,006 |
| Sep '19 | 333 |
| Oct '19 | 150 |
| Nov '19 | 342 |
| Dec '19 | 469 |
| Jan '20 | 192 |
| Feb '20 | 88 |
| Mar '20 | 37 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 230 |
| Aug '20 | 614 |
| Sep '20 | 101 |
| Oct '20 | 45 |
| Nov '20 | 318 |
| Dec '20 | 544 |
| Jan '21 | 94 |
| Feb '21 | 43 |
| Mar '21 | 89 |
| Apr '21 | 194 |
| May '21 | 470 |
| Jun '21 | 1,000 |
| Jul '21 | 1,663 |
| Aug '21 | 1,495 |
| Sep '21 | 289 |
| Oct '21 | 253 |
| Nov '21 | 314 |
| Dec '21 | 884 |
| Jan '22 | 201 |
| Feb '22 | 93 |
| Mar '22 | 130 |
| Apr '22 | 240 |
| May '22 | 519 |
| Jun '22 | 1,283 |
| Jul '22 | 1,496 |
| Aug '22 | 1,373 |
| Sep '22 | 245 |
| Oct '22 | 216 |
| Nov '22 | 405 |
| Dec '22 | 902 |
| Jan '23 | 233 |
| Feb '23 | 145 |
| Mar '23 | 198 |
| Apr '23 | 224 |
| May '23 | 509 |
| Jun '23 | 1,576 |
| Jul '23 | 1,425 |
| Aug '23 | 866 |
| Sep '23 | 262 |
| Oct '23 | 250 |
| Nov '23 | 446 |
| Dec '23 | 808 |
| Jan '24 | 357 |
| Feb '24 | 153 |
| Mar '24 | 171 |
| Apr '24 | 378 |
| May '24 | 934 |
| Jun '24 | 1,561 |
| Jul '24 | 1,484 |
| Aug '24 | 803 |
| Sep '24 | 209 |
| Oct '24 | 151 |
| Nov '24 | 422 |
| Dec '24 | 929 |
| Jan '25 | 368 |
| Feb '25 | 128 |
| Mar '25 | 172 |
| Apr '25 | 211 |
| May '25 | 751 |
| Jun '25 | 1,247 |
| Jul '25 | 1,602 |
| Aug '25 | 856 |
| Sep '25 | 385 |
| Oct '25 | 233 |
| Nov '25 | 305 |
| Dec '25 | 873 |
| Jan '26 | 402 |
| Feb '26 | 154 |