Germany · F1

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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: 51,165

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

Year compared with

20255,446
2026216

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	207	112	-45.9%
February	83	104	+25.3%
March	201	–	–
April	361	–	–
May	894	–	–
June	827	–	–
July	1,471	–	–
August	647	–	–
September	121	–	–
October	130	–	–
November	191	–	–
December	313	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · F1

Busiest month: July (27.4% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.0%

2.5%

2.6%

4.2%

10.7%

18.0%

27.4%

13.1%

3.0%

2.9%

4.9%

6.6%

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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.

Germany · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	193
Apr '17	302
May '17	721
Jun '17	1,337
Jul '17	1,717
Aug '17	755
Sep '17	154
Oct '17	109
Nov '17	273
Dec '17	416
Jan '18	217
Feb '18	159
Mar '18	173
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	313	112	104
Total	313	112	104

Germany · F1

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

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