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F1 visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026
104

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (112) — -7.1%.

F1 visas made up 2.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-7.1% vs January 2026 (112)+25.3% vs February 2025 (83)

All published months together: 39,747

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Germany · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025313
  • Jan 2026112
  • Feb 2026104
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  • Jan 2026 is 201 (64.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 209 (66.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 313112104
Total313112104
Total visas issued
5,372
Latest 12 months · Germany · F1
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By month · latest 12 months

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2013618948271.5K647121130191313112104
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B219,597
  2. J112,361
  3. F15,372
  4. C1/D4,355
  5. E23,413
  6. L13,226

Germany · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20255,446
  • 2026216
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January207112 -45.9%
February83104 +25.3%
March201––
April361––
May894––
June827––
July1,471––
August647––
September121––
October130––
November191––
December313––

When is it busy? Germany · F1

Busiest month: July (27.3% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Germany · F1: all published months

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02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial774
2019 6,154
2020 2,158
2021 6,471
2022 6,869
2023 5,787
2024 5,872
2025 5,446
2026 partial216