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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Ghana · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Ghana · February 2026
4

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +33.3%.

R1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+33.3% vs January 2026 (3)▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 706

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Ghana · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
436% of selected
Jan 2026
327% of selected
Feb 2026
436% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (25.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 434
Total434

Ghana · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202589
  • 20267
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January73▼ -57.1%
February44▲ +0.0%
March15––
April6––
May16––
June11––
July5––
August8––
September4––
October8––
November1––
December4––

When is it busy? Ghana · R1

Busiest month: January (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.6%
10.2%
11.6%
5.8%
7.6%
11.0%
10.0%
7.2%
7.1%
5.0%
5.3%
4.4%
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 · R1: 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 '1711
Apr '177
May '179
Jun '1710
Jul '178
Aug '175
Sep '172
Oct '1712
Nov '174
Dec '175
Jan '184
Feb '186
Mar '187
Apr '185
May '182
Jun '1811
Jul '1812
Aug '180
Sep '184
Oct '184
Nov '187
Dec '182
Jan '196
Feb '199
Mar '1915
Apr '194
May '196
Jun '199
Jul '196
Aug '194
Sep '193
Oct '198
Nov '191
Dec '196
Jan '2010
Feb '203
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '212
Feb '216
Mar '211
Apr '218
May '218
Jun '2112
Jul '2120
Aug '217
Sep '2124
Oct '215
Nov '2110
Dec '218
Jan '229
Feb '2210
Mar '222
Apr '221
May '226
Jun '2213
Jul '227
Aug '2211
Sep '227
Oct '222
Nov '225
Dec '222
Jan '236
Feb '239
Mar '239
Apr '236
May '239
Jun '2312
Jul '2311
Aug '2311
Sep '234
Oct '234
Nov '236
Dec '234
Jan '2412
Feb '249
Mar '2414
Apr '2412
May '247
Jun '246
Jul '249
Aug '2411
Sep '247
Oct '243
Nov '247
Dec '246
Jan '257
Feb '254
Mar '2515
Apr '256
May '2516
Jun '2511
Jul '255
Aug '258
Sep '254
Oct '258
Nov '251
Dec '254
Jan '263
Feb '264

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