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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Germany, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026
3,966

That is 299 more than in January 2026 (3,667) — +8.2%.

Quick view · February 2026
+8.2% vs January 2026 (3,667)-6.7% vs February 2025 (4,251)

All published months together: 392,162

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Germany · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20253,834
  • Jan 20263,667
  • Feb 20263,966
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  • Jan 2026 is 167 (4.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 132 (3.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 3,8343,6673,966
Total3,8343,6673,966
Total visas issued
3,259
Latest 12 months · Germany · November
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B21,365
  2. J1458
  3. C1/D287
  4. L1222
  5. E2211
  6. F1191

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors1,7831,666 +7.0%+117
Temporary workers886769 +15.2%+117
Exchange visitors465477 -2.5%−12
Transit and crew332353 -5.9%−21
Diplomats and international organizations186165 +12.7%+21
Other162112 +44.6%+50
Students133117 +13.7%+16
Fiancé(e)s and their children198 +137.5%+11

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B21,7771,662 +6.9%+115
J1439451 -2.7%−12
C1/D329353 -6.8%−24
E2317257 +23.3%+60
L1224223 +0.4%+1
I162112 +44.6%+50
F1104112 -7.1%−8
L29964 +54.7%+35
A29173 +24.7%+18
O17566 +13.6%+9
P15632 +75.0%+24
O23421 +61.9%+13
M1275 +440.0%+22
J22626 +0.0%+0
NATO62327 -14.8%−4
H1B2237 -40.5%−15
G42221 +4.8%+1
E11919 +0.0%+0
K1188 +125.0%+10
A1173 +466.7%+14
O31217 -29.4%−5
G2118 +37.5%+3
NATO21029 -65.5%−19
B164 +50.0%+2
G160new+6
Q159 -44.4%−4
H457 -28.6%−2
P351 +400.0%+4
H340new+4
R137 -57.1%−4
NATO433 +0.0%+0
H2A30new+3
C320new+2
E3D20new+2
F220new+2
G320new+2
C110new+1
G510new+1
K210new+1
R210new+1
P406 -100.0%−6
TD02 -100.0%−2
H2B01 -100.0%−1
NATO501 -100.0%−1

Germany: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202559,994
  • 20267,633
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4,9503,667 -25.9%
February4,2513,966 -6.7%
March4,939––
April4,684––
May6,072––
June5,859––
July7,941––
August5,914––
September4,405––
October3,886––
November3,259––
December3,834––

When is it busy? Germany

Busiest month: July (12.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.1%). 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: all published months

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020K40K60K80K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial12,215
2019 63,643
2020 19,155
2021 35,016
2022 58,064
2023 67,452
2024 68,990
2025 59,994
2026 partial7,633