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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Germany · O3

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

O3 visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026
12

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (17) — ▼ -29.4%.

O3 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-29.4% vs January 2026 (17)▼-25.0% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 1,298

Germany · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025155
  • 202629
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1917▼ -10.5%
February1612▼ -25.0%
March8––
April2––
May6––
June10––
July21––
August40––
September11––
October13––
November3––
December6––

When is it busy? Germany · O3

Busiest month: August (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.5%
7.5%
7.2%
5.9%
5.2%
9.1%
10.0%
14.0%
8.7%
8.3%
6.8%
6.9%
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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1715
Apr '175
May '1716
Jun '1714
Jul '1717
Aug '1717
Sep '1718
Oct '1710
Nov '172
Dec '1710
Jan '1810
Feb '1811
Mar '1811
Apr '1818
May '180
Jun '1818
Jul '1815
Aug '1836
Sep '1819
Oct '186
Nov '1816
Dec '185
Jan '1916
Feb '197
Mar '198
Apr '1914
May '1914
Jun '1911
Jul '1918
Aug '1915
Sep '198
Oct '1913
Nov '1911
Dec '1910
Jan '2018
Feb '206
Mar '2010
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '208
Sep '208
Oct '206
Nov '205
Dec '204
Jan '214
Feb '210
Mar '215
Apr '219
May '218
Jun '215
Jul '2110
Aug '2114
Sep '2118
Oct '2122
Nov '2113
Dec '2118
Jan '229
Feb '2212
Mar '2211
Apr '2216
May '226
Jun '2226
Jul '2221
Aug '2228
Sep '2212
Oct '2210
Nov '2218
Dec '2212
Jan '239
Feb '2322
Mar '2316
Apr '235
May '239
Jun '2321
Jul '2313
Aug '2311
Sep '238
Oct '239
Nov '235
Dec '239
Jan '2421
Feb '2411
Mar '245
Apr '2410
May '2420
Jun '2424
Jul '2427
Aug '2412
Sep '2411
Oct '2411
Nov '246
Dec '2413
Jan '2519
Feb '2516
Mar '258
Apr '252
May '256
Jun '2510
Jul '2521
Aug '2540
Sep '2511
Oct '2513
Nov '253
Dec '256
Jan '2617
Feb '2612

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Total visas issued
40
Latest 12 months · Germany · O3 · August
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Germany · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 202617
  • Feb 202612
Dec 2025
617% of selected
Jan 2026
1749% of selected
Feb 2026
1234% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (183.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 61712
Total61712