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I visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
317

That is 145 more than in January 2026 (172) — +84.3%.

I visas made up 4.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+84.3% vs January 2026 (172)+73.2% vs February 2025 (183)

All published months together: 9,947

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 2025116
  • Jan 2026172
  • Feb 2026317
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  • Jan 2026 is 56 (48.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 201 (173.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 116172317
Total116172317
Total visas issued
2,204
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · I
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252268255166135146144120113116172317
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 · I: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,087
  • 2026489
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Month20252026Change
January189172 -9.0%
February183317 +73.2%
March252––
April268––
May255––
June166––
July135––
August146––
September144––
October120––
November113––
December116––

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

Busiest month: November (14.2% of a typical year). Quietest: July (5.3%). 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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial0
2019 188
2020 580
2021 675
2022 2,123
2023 1,804
2024 2,001
2025 2,087
2026 partial489