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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
182

That is 53 more than in January 2026 (129) — +41.1%.

P1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+41.1% vs January 2026 (129)+11.7% vs February 2025 (163)

All published months together: 9,850

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025127
  • Jan 2026129
  • Feb 2026182
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (1.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 55 (43.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 127129182
Total127129182
Total visas issued
1,845
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · P1
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25714116995146133211119136127129182
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 · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,886
  • 2026311
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January189129 -31.7%
February163182 +11.7%
March257––
April141––
May169––
June95––
July146––
August133––
September211––
October119––
November136––
December127––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · P1

Busiest month: December (19.3% 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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial0
2019 337
2020 764
2021 692
2022 2,000
2023 1,868
2024 1,992
2025 1,886
2026 partial311