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Germany · P1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Germany
Creator: Visa Status

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P1 visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026

That is 24 more than in January 2026 (32) — +75.0%.

P1 visas made up 1.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

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+75.0% vs January 2026 (32)-40.4% vs February 2025 (94)

All published months together: 5,137

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Germany · Visa class P1 · One total per month

Dec 202518
Jan 202632
Feb 202656

Dec 2025

1817% of selected

Jan 2026

3230% of selected

Feb 2026

5653% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 14 (77.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 38 (211.1%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	18	32	56
Total	18	32	56

Germany · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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2025535
202688

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	89	32	-64.0%
February	94	56	-40.4%
March	44	–	–
April	33	–	–
May	29	–	–
June	11	–	–
July	50	–	–
August	60	–	–
September	62	–	–
October	24	–	–
November	21	–	–
December	18	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · P1

Busiest month: January (14.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.5%

14.1%

9.7%

5.5%

3.8%

4.0%

5.1%

8.3%

11.2%

12.1%

5.2%

6.6%

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 · P1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	80
Apr '17	46
May '17	58
Jun '17	38
Jul '17	35
Aug '17	76
Sep '17	119
Oct '17	37
Nov '17	19
Dec '17	41
Jan '18	130
Feb '18	88
Mar '18	131
Apr '18	114
May '18	39
Jun '18	15
Jul '18	39
Aug '18	89
Sep '18	87
Oct '18	43
Nov '18	21
Dec '18	26
Jan '19	63
Feb '19	84
Mar '19	52
Apr '19	18
May '19	27
Jun '19	100
Jul '19	15
Aug '19	56
Sep '19	261
Oct '19	115
Nov '19	26
Dec '19	24
Jan '20	78
Feb '20	78
Mar '20	12
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	2
Sep '20	6
Oct '20	3
Nov '20	2
Dec '20	3
Jan '21	3
Feb '21	4
Mar '21	4
Apr '21	4
May '21	5
Jun '21	3
Jul '21	5
Aug '21	20
Sep '21	16
Oct '21	19
Nov '21	12
Dec '21	16
Jan '22	78
Feb '22	60
Mar '22	46
Apr '22	17
May '22	24
Jun '22	31
Jul '22	80
Aug '22	27
Sep '22	53
Oct '22	99
Nov '22	58
Dec '22	81
Jan '23	75
Feb '23	50
Mar '23	20
Apr '23	32
May '23	39
Jun '23	33
Jul '23	31
Aug '23	58
Sep '23	33
Oct '23	136
Nov '23	39
Dec '23	69
Jan '24	49
Feb '24	81
Mar '24	200
Apr '24	75
May '24	21
Jun '24	24
Jul '24	23
Aug '24	38
Sep '24	37
Oct '24	127
Nov '24	35
Dec '24	28
Jan '25	89
Feb '25	94
Mar '25	44
Apr '25	33
May '25	29
Jun '25	11
Jul '25	50
Aug '25	60
Sep '25	62
Oct '25	24
Nov '25	21
Dec '25	18
Jan '26	32
Feb '26	56

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Germany · Visa class P1 · One total per month

Dec 202518
Jan 202632
Feb 202656

Dec 2025

1817% of selected

Jan 2026

3230% of selected

Feb 2026

5653% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 14 (77.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 38 (211.1%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	18	32	56
Total	18	32	56

Germany · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025535
202688

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	89	32	-64.0%
February	94	56	-40.4%
March	44	–	–
April	33	–	–
May	29	–	–
June	11	–	–
July	50	–	–
August	60	–	–
September	62	–	–
October	24	–	–
November	21	–	–
December	18	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · P1

Busiest month: January (14.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.5%

14.1%

9.7%

5.5%

3.8%

4.0%

5.1%

8.3%

11.2%

12.1%

5.2%

6.6%

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Germany · P1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	80
Apr '17	46
May '17	58
Jun '17	38
Jul '17	35
Aug '17	76
Sep '17	119
Oct '17	37
Nov '17	19
Dec '17	41
Jan '18	130
Feb '18	88
Mar '18	131
Apr '18	114
May '18	39
Jun '18	15
Jul '18	39
Aug '18	89
Sep '18	87
Oct '18	43
Nov '18	21
Dec '18	26
Jan '19	63
Feb '19	84
Mar '19	52
Apr '19	18
May '19	27
Jun '19	100
Jul '19	15
Aug '19	56
Sep '19	261
Oct '19	115
Nov '19	26
Dec '19	24
Jan '20	78
Feb '20	78
Mar '20	12
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	2
Sep '20	6
Oct '20	3
Nov '20	2
Dec '20	3
Jan '21	3
Feb '21	4
Mar '21	4
Apr '21	4
May '21	5
Jun '21	3
Jul '21	5
Aug '21	20
Sep '21	16
Oct '21	19
Nov '21	12
Dec '21	16
Jan '22	78
Feb '22	60
Mar '22	46
Apr '22	17
May '22	24
Jun '22	31
Jul '22	80
Aug '22	27
Sep '22	53
Oct '22	99
Nov '22	58
Dec '22	81
Jan '23	75
Feb '23	50
Mar '23	20
Apr '23	32
May '23	39
Jun '23	33
Jul '23	31
Aug '23	58
Sep '23	33
Oct '23	136
Nov '23	39
Dec '23	69
Jan '24	49
Feb '24	81
Mar '24	200
Apr '24	75
May '24	21
Jun '24	24
Jul '24	23
Aug '24	38
Sep '24	37
Oct '24	127
Nov '24	35
Dec '24	28
Jan '25	89
Feb '25	94
Mar '25	44
Apr '25	33
May '25	29
Jun '25	11
Jul '25	50
Aug '25	60
Sep '25	62
Oct '25	24
Nov '25	21
Dec '25	18
Jan '26	32
Feb '26	56

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