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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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France · R1

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Religious worker · For ministers and other religious workers coming to work for a religious organization.

R1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
6

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (5) — ▲ +20.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+20.0% vs January 2026 (5)▲+100.0% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 486

France · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202572
  • 202611
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January55▲ +0.0%
February36▲ +100.0%
March4––
April1––
May1––
June10––
July7––
August13––
September3––
October12––
November10––
December3––

When is it busy? France · R1

Busiest month: November (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.8%
9.1%
7.0%
5.0%
5.7%
4.8%
6.1%
11.1%
8.7%
7.5%
15.1%
7.1%
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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '173
May '174
Jun '176
Jul '174
Aug '179
Sep '175
Oct '173
Nov '176
Dec '171
Jan '185
Feb '182
Mar '185
Apr '183
May '187
Jun '185
Jul '183
Aug '187
Sep '188
Oct '185
Nov '183
Dec '186
Jan '1910
Feb '199
Mar '193
Apr '194
May '193
Jun '191
Jul '193
Aug '195
Sep '196
Oct '197
Nov '194
Dec '193
Jan '205
Feb '204
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '212
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '2111
Dec '214
Jan '223
Feb '224
Mar '223
Apr '224
May '223
Jun '221
Jul '229
Aug '225
Sep '229
Oct '226
Nov '228
Dec '224
Jan '237
Feb '232
Mar '235
Apr '233
May '237
Jun '236
Jul '233
Aug '237
Sep '239
Oct '234
Nov '236
Dec '233
Jan '247
Feb '243
Mar '245
Apr '2414
May '245
Jun '243
Jul '248
Aug '2418
Sep '2411
Oct '246
Nov '2410
Dec '243
Jan '255
Feb '253
Mar '254
Apr '251
May '251
Jun '2510
Jul '257
Aug '2513
Sep '253
Oct '2512
Nov '2510
Dec '253
Jan '265
Feb '266

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Total visas issued
10
Latest 12 months · France · R1 · November
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France · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
321% of selected
Jan 2026
536% of selected
Feb 2026
643% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (66.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 356
Total356