Germany · O1

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

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

O1 visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026

That is 9 more than in January 2026 (66) — +13.6%.

O1 visas made up 1.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+13.6% vs January 2026 (66)+7.1% vs February 2025 (70)

All published months together: 5,952

Germany · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	83	66	-20.5%
February	70	75	+7.1%
March	72	–	–
April	68	–	–
May	65	–	–
June	57	–	–
July	90	–	–
August	72	–	–
September	54	–	–
October	73	–	–
November	43	–	–
December	68	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · O1

Busiest month: January (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.8%

7.6%

8.1%

6.5%

6.3%

6.6%

7.0%

10.1%

9.2%

9.4%

6.5%

10.7%

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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 · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	60
Apr '17	46
May '17	65
Jun '17	64
Jul '17	53
Aug '17	77
Sep '17	79
Oct '17	45
Nov '17	46
Dec '17	80
Jan '18	73
Feb '18	49
Mar '18	49
Apr '18	57

Germany · O1

Germany · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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