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

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Visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026

3,966

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

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

All published months together: 514,405

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Germany · All visa categories · One total per month

Dec 20253,834
Jan 20263,667
Feb 20263,966

Dec 2025

3,83433% of selected

Jan 2026

3,66732% of selected

Feb 2026

3,96635% of selected

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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 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	3,834	3,667	3,966
Total	3,834	3,667	3,966

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	1,783	1,666	+7.0%+117
Temporary workers	886	769	+15.2%+117
Exchange visitors	465	477	-2.5%−12
Transit and crew	332	353	-5.9%−21
Diplomats and international organizations	186	165	+12.7%+21
Other	162	112	+44.6%+50
Students	133	117	+13.7%+16
Fiancé(e)s and their children	19	8	+137.5%+11

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	1,777	1,662	+6.9%+115
J1	439	451	-2.7%−12
C1/D	329	353	-6.8%−24
E2	317	257	+23.3%+60
L1	224	223	+0.4%+1
I	162	112	+44.6%+50
F1	104	112	-7.1%−8
L2	99	64	+54.7%+35
A2	91	73	+24.7%+18
O1	75	66	+13.6%+9
P1	56	32	+75.0%+24
O2	34	21	+61.9%+13
M1	27	5	+440.0%+22
J2	26	26	+0.0%+0
NATO6	23	27	-14.8%−4
H1B	22	37	-40.5%−15
G4	22	21	+4.8%+1
E1	19	19	+0.0%+0
K1	18	8	+125.0%+10
A1	17	3	+466.7%+14
O3	12	17	-29.4%−5
G2	11	8	+37.5%+3
NATO2	10	29	-65.5%−19
B1	6	4	+50.0%+2
G1	6	0	new+6
Q1	5	9	-44.4%−4
H4	5	7	-28.6%−2
P3	5	1	+400.0%+4
H3	4	0	new+4
R1	3	7	-57.1%−4
NATO4	3	3	+0.0%+0
H2A	3	0	new+3
C3	2	0	new+2
E3D	2	0	new+2
F2	2	0	new+2
G3	2	0	new+2
C1	1	0	new+1
G5	1	0	new+1
K2	1	0	new+1
R2	1	0	new+1
P4	0	6	-100.0%−6
TD	0	2	-100.0%−2
H2B	0	1	-100.0%−1
NATO5	0	1	-100.0%−1

Germany: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202559,994
20267,633

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4,950	3,667	-25.9%
February	4,251	3,966	-6.7%
March	4,939	–	–
April	4,684	–	–
May	6,072	–	–
June	5,859	–	–
July	7,941	–	–
August	5,914	–	–
September	4,405	–	–
October	3,886	–	–
November	3,259	–	–
December	3,834	–	–

When is it busy? Germany

Busiest month: July (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%

7.6%

8.0%

6.4%

8.2%

10.9%

13.1%

10.1%

7.3%

6.6%

6.4%

7.2%

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.

Germany: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	64,826
2018	69,632
2019	63,643
2020	19,155
2021	35,016
2022	58,064
2023	67,452
2024	68,990
2025	59,994
2026 partial	7,633

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Dec 20253,834
Jan 20263,667
Feb 20263,966

Dec 2025

3,83433% of selected

Jan 2026

3,66732% of selected

Feb 2026

3,96635% of selected

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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 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	3,834	3,667	3,966
Total	3,834	3,667	3,966

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	1,783	1,666	+7.0%+117
Temporary workers	886	769	+15.2%+117
Exchange visitors	465	477	-2.5%−12
Transit and crew	332	353	-5.9%−21
Diplomats and international organizations	186	165	+12.7%+21
Other	162	112	+44.6%+50
Students	133	117	+13.7%+16
Fiancé(e)s and their children	19	8	+137.5%+11

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	1,777	1,662	+6.9%+115
J1	439	451	-2.7%−12
C1/D	329	353	-6.8%−24
E2	317	257	+23.3%+60
L1	224	223	+0.4%+1
I	162	112	+44.6%+50
F1	104	112	-7.1%−8
L2	99	64	+54.7%+35
A2	91	73	+24.7%+18
O1	75	66	+13.6%+9
P1	56	32	+75.0%+24
O2	34	21	+61.9%+13
M1	27	5	+440.0%+22
J2	26	26	+0.0%+0
NATO6	23	27	-14.8%−4
H1B	22	37	-40.5%−15
G4	22	21	+4.8%+1
E1	19	19	+0.0%+0
K1	18	8	+125.0%+10
A1	17	3	+466.7%+14
O3	12	17	-29.4%−5
G2	11	8	+37.5%+3
NATO2	10	29	-65.5%−19
B1	6	4	+50.0%+2
G1	6	0	new+6
Q1	5	9	-44.4%−4
H4	5	7	-28.6%−2
P3	5	1	+400.0%+4
H3	4	0	new+4
R1	3	7	-57.1%−4
NATO4	3	3	+0.0%+0
H2A	3	0	new+3
C3	2	0	new+2
E3D	2	0	new+2
F2	2	0	new+2
G3	2	0	new+2
C1	1	0	new+1
G5	1	0	new+1
K2	1	0	new+1
R2	1	0	new+1
P4	0	6	-100.0%−6
TD	0	2	-100.0%−2
H2B	0	1	-100.0%−1
NATO5	0	1	-100.0%−1

Germany: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202559,994
20267,633

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4,950	3,667	-25.9%
February	4,251	3,966	-6.7%
March	4,939	–	–
April	4,684	–	–
May	6,072	–	–
June	5,859	–	–
July	7,941	–	–
August	5,914	–	–
September	4,405	–	–
October	3,886	–	–
November	3,259	–	–
December	3,834	–	–

When is it busy? Germany

Busiest month: July (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%

7.6%

8.0%

6.4%

8.2%

10.9%

13.1%

10.1%

7.3%

6.6%

6.4%

7.2%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Germany: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	64,826
2018	69,632
2019	63,643
2020	19,155
2021	35,016
2022	58,064
2023	67,452
2024	68,990
2025	59,994
2026 partial	7,633

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