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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
10

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (10) — +0.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+0.0% vs January 2026 (10)-37.5% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 716

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202511
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 202610
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (9.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (9.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 111010
Total111010
Total visas issued
159
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1
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1014911222211209111010
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B223,455
  2. J118,344
  3. C1/D6,801
  4. L14,567
  5. F14,432
  6. L23,020

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025172
  • 202620
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Month20252026Change
January1710 -41.2%
February1610 -37.5%
March10––
April14––
May9––
June11––
July22––
August22––
September11––
October20––
November9––
December11––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1

Busiest month: November (18.3% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 0
FY2020 31
FY2021 14
FY2022 145
FY2023 161
FY2024 130
FY2025 175
FY2026 partial60