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France · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of France
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O1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026

That is 58 fewer than in January 2026 (113) — -51.3%.

O1 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-51.3% vs January 2026 (113)-17.9% vs February 2025 (67)

All published months together: 7,059

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France · Visa class O1 · One total per month

Dec 202561
Jan 2026113
Feb 202655

Dec 2025

6127% of selected

Jan 2026

11349% of selected

Feb 2026

5524% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 52 (85.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 6 (9.8%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	61	113	55
Total	61	113	55

France · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025928
2026168

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	132	113	-14.4%
February	67	55	-17.9%
March	63	–	–
April	71	–	–
May	67	–	–
June	74	–	–
July	76	–	–
August	102	–	–
September	87	–	–
October	78	–	–
November	50	–	–
December	61	–	–

When is it busy? France · O1

Busiest month: January (12.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.8%

8.5%

8.4%

5.8%

5.7%

6.7%

7.4%

9.1%

10.0%

9.4%

7.0%

9.2%

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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 · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	103
Apr '17	72
May '17	59
Jun '17	72
Jul '17	98
Aug '17	97
Sep '17	97
Oct '17	76
Nov '17	48
Dec '17	79
Jan '18	93
Feb '18	62
Mar '18	71
Apr '18	65
May '18	56
Jun '18	58
Jul '18	88
Aug '18	102
Sep '18	85
Oct '18	83
Nov '18	43
Dec '18	72
Jan '19	89
Feb '19	52
Mar '19	69
Apr '19	60
May '19	65
Jun '19	61
Jul '19	81
Aug '19	110
Sep '19	89
Oct '19	63
Nov '19	51
Dec '19	91
Jan '20	91
Feb '20	57
Mar '20	36
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	4
Aug '20	5
Sep '20	39
Oct '20	9
Nov '20	14
Dec '20	17
Jan '21	13
Feb '21	14
Mar '21	11
Apr '21	10
May '21	16
Jun '21	48
Jul '21	42
Aug '21	40
Sep '21	52
Oct '21	92
Nov '21	67
Dec '21	96
Jan '22	97
Feb '22	109
Mar '22	109
Apr '22	72
May '22	68
Jun '22	54
Jul '22	83
Aug '22	100
Sep '22	88
Oct '22	71
Nov '22	81
Dec '22	96
Jan '23	112
Feb '23	52
Mar '23	70
Apr '23	49
May '23	56
Jun '23	67
Jul '23	52
Aug '23	75
Sep '23	70
Oct '23	85
Nov '23	62
Dec '23	71
Jan '24	65
Feb '24	56
Mar '24	75
Apr '24	73
May '24	60
Jun '24	72
Jul '24	60
Aug '24	69
Sep '24	71
Oct '24	88
Nov '24	48
Dec '24	43
Jan '25	132
Feb '25	67
Mar '25	63
Apr '25	71
May '25	67
Jun '25	74
Jul '25	76
Aug '25	102
Sep '25	87
Oct '25	78
Nov '25	50
Dec '25	61
Jan '26	113
Feb '26	55

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France · Visa class O1 · One total per month

Dec 202561
Jan 2026113
Feb 202655

Dec 2025

6127% of selected

Jan 2026

11349% of selected

Feb 2026

5524% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 52 (85.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 6 (9.8%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	61	113	55
Total	61	113	55

France · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025928
2026168

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	132	113	-14.4%
February	67	55	-17.9%
March	63	–	–
April	71	–	–
May	67	–	–
June	74	–	–
July	76	–	–
August	102	–	–
September	87	–	–
October	78	–	–
November	50	–	–
December	61	–	–

When is it busy? France · O1

Busiest month: January (12.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.8%

8.5%

8.4%

5.8%

5.7%

6.7%

7.4%

9.1%

10.0%

9.4%

7.0%

9.2%

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France · O1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	103
Apr '17	72
May '17	59
Jun '17	72
Jul '17	98
Aug '17	97
Sep '17	97
Oct '17	76
Nov '17	48
Dec '17	79
Jan '18	93
Feb '18	62
Mar '18	71
Apr '18	65
May '18	56
Jun '18	58
Jul '18	88
Aug '18	102
Sep '18	85
Oct '18	83
Nov '18	43
Dec '18	72
Jan '19	89
Feb '19	52
Mar '19	69
Apr '19	60
May '19	65
Jun '19	61
Jul '19	81
Aug '19	110
Sep '19	89
Oct '19	63
Nov '19	51
Dec '19	91
Jan '20	91
Feb '20	57
Mar '20	36
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	4
Aug '20	5
Sep '20	39
Oct '20	9
Nov '20	14
Dec '20	17
Jan '21	13
Feb '21	14
Mar '21	11
Apr '21	10
May '21	16
Jun '21	48
Jul '21	42
Aug '21	40
Sep '21	52
Oct '21	92
Nov '21	67
Dec '21	96
Jan '22	97
Feb '22	109
Mar '22	109
Apr '22	72
May '22	68
Jun '22	54
Jul '22	83
Aug '22	100
Sep '22	88
Oct '22	71
Nov '22	81
Dec '22	96
Jan '23	112
Feb '23	52
Mar '23	70
Apr '23	49
May '23	56
Jun '23	67
Jul '23	52
Aug '23	75
Sep '23	70
Oct '23	85
Nov '23	62
Dec '23	71
Jan '24	65
Feb '24	56
Mar '24	75
Apr '24	73
May '24	60
Jun '24	72
Jul '24	60
Aug '24	69
Sep '24	71
Oct '24	88
Nov '24	48
Dec '24	43
Jan '25	132
Feb '25	67
Mar '25	63
Apr '25	71
May '25	67
Jun '25	74
Jul '25	76
Aug '25	102
Sep '25	87
Oct '25	78
Nov '25	50
Dec '25	61
Jan '26	113
Feb '26	55

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