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Ghana · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Ghana · February 2026
2

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (5) — ▼ -60.0%.

P1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-60.0% vs January 2026 (5)▼-60.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 215

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Ghana · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
750% of selected
Jan 2026
536% of selected
Feb 2026
214% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (28.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (71.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 752
Total752

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

compared with
  • 202524
  • 20267
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Month20252026Change
January35▲ +66.7%
February52▼ -60.0%
March3––
April0––
May5––
June0––
July1––
August0––
September0––
October0––
November0––
December7––

When is it busy? Ghana · P1

Busiest month: February (19.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (1.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

18.9%
19.7%
6.7%
4.2%
7.5%
1.7%
5.5%
8.4%
13.2%
3.7%
2.7%
7.9%
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.

Ghana · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '170
May '171
Jun '170
Jul '172
Aug '173
Sep '1712
Oct '172
Nov '171
Dec '171
Jan '185
Feb '188
Mar '185
Apr '181
May '183
Jun '180
Jul '189
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '198
Feb '194
Mar '191
Apr '190
May '192
Jun '190
Jul '191
Aug '194
Sep '193
Oct '192
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '203
Feb '202
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '212
Feb '213
Mar '211
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '2112
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '223
Feb '228
Mar '221
Apr '222
May '220
Jun '221
Jul '220
Aug '226
Sep '222
Oct '220
Nov '222
Dec '220
Jan '230
Feb '233
Mar '231
Apr '232
May '233
Jun '230
Jul '232
Aug '232
Sep '235
Oct '233
Nov '230
Dec '233
Jan '246
Feb '242
Mar '242
Apr '242
May '241
Jun '241
Jul '240
Aug '241
Sep '241
Oct '242
Nov '243
Dec '241
Jan '253
Feb '255
Mar '253
Apr '250
May '255
Jun '250
Jul '251
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '257
Jan '265
Feb '262

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