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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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France · M1

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M1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
10

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — ▼ -50.0%.

M1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (20)▼-9.1% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 1,614

France · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025234
  • 202630
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1420▲ +42.9%
February1110▼ -9.1%
March17––
April13––
May24––
June22––
July8––
August30––
September26––
October24––
November17––
December28––

When is it busy? France · M1

Busiest month: August (13.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.2%
6.9%
7.6%
6.4%
8.0%
9.1%
10.8%
13.0%
8.9%
7.2%
6.5%
8.4%
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 · M1: 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 '1718
Apr '178
May '1710
Jun '1720
Jul '1721
Aug '1717
Sep '1721
Oct '179
Nov '1715
Dec '1713
Jan '1813
Feb '1816
Mar '1815
Apr '186
May '1818
Jun '1829
Jul '1822
Aug '1832
Sep '1829
Oct '184
Nov '189
Dec '188
Jan '196
Feb '1923
Mar '1924
Apr '1921
May '1923
Jun '1925
Jul '1945
Aug '1932
Sep '1928
Oct '1917
Nov '198
Dec '194
Jan '2019
Feb '2023
Mar '209
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '206
Sep '205
Oct '2012
Nov '209
Dec '2026
Jan '218
Feb '211
Mar '2110
Apr '216
May '2115
Jun '2115
Jul '2126
Aug '2135
Sep '2111
Oct '2117
Nov '216
Dec '2117
Jan '2210
Feb '224
Mar '223
Apr '2216
May '225
Jun '2217
Jul '2223
Aug '2224
Sep '226
Oct '226
Nov '2220
Dec '225
Jan '2315
Feb '238
Mar '2313
Apr '2311
May '239
Jun '2315
Jul '2315
Aug '2319
Sep '2316
Oct '239
Nov '238
Dec '234
Jan '245
Feb '246
Mar '2420
Apr '2422
May '2431
Jun '2414
Jul '2421
Aug '2411
Sep '2415
Oct '2412
Nov '2410
Dec '2417
Jan '2514
Feb '2511
Mar '2517
Apr '2513
May '2524
Jun '2522
Jul '258
Aug '2530
Sep '2526
Oct '2524
Nov '2517
Dec '2528
Jan '2620
Feb '2610

Explore France by period

Total visas issued
30
Latest 12 months · France · M1 · August
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France · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202528
  • Jan 202620
  • Feb 202610
Dec 2025
2848% of selected
Jan 2026
2034% of selected
Feb 2026
1017% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (28.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 18 (64.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 282010
Total282010