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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
7,421

That is 981 more than in January 2026 (6,440) — +15.2%.

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+15.2% vs January 2026 (6,440)+15.2% vs February 2025 (6,440)

All published months together: 424,950

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20256,200
  • Jan 20266,440
  • Feb 20267,421
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  • Jan 2026 is 240 (3.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,221 (19.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 6,2006,4407,421
Total6,2006,4407,421
Total visas issued
6,440
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · January
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B22,203
  2. J11,202
  3. C1/D583
  4. L1375
  5. O2281
  6. O1215

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors2,4592,301 +6.9%+158
Exchange visitors1,8121,209 +49.9%+603
Temporary workers1,4871,556 -4.4%−69
Transit and crew695587 +18.4%+108
Diplomats and international organizations492407 +20.9%+85
Other317172 +84.3%+145
Students96154 -37.7%−58
Fiancé(e)s and their children6354 +16.7%+9

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B22,3682,203 +7.5%+165
J11,8061,202 +50.2%+604
C1/D689583 +18.2%+106
I317172 +84.3%+145
L1296375 -21.1%−79
O2243281 -13.5%−38
A2235166 +41.6%+69
O1223215 +3.7%+8
L2186210 -11.4%−24
P1182129 +41.1%+53
E2151130 +16.2%+21
NATO6148129 +14.7%+19
B18898 -10.2%−10
F16491 -29.7%−27
K16253 +17.0%+9
H1B5178 -34.6%−27
NATO23932 +21.9%+7
O33833 +15.2%+5
M13061 -50.8%−31
G22723 +17.4%+4
H42716 +68.8%+11
G42236 -38.9%−14
P32011 +81.8%+9
H2A164 +300.0%+12
P41313 +0.0%+0
E11019 -47.4%−9
Q11013 -23.1%−3
R11010 +0.0%+0
A1813 -38.5%−5
R276 +16.7%+1
J267 -14.3%−1
C364 +50.0%+2
G160new+6
NATO440new+4
E3D38 -62.5%−5
NATO537 -57.1%−4
B230new+3
F222 +0.0%+0
K211 +0.0%+0
P211 +0.0%+0
H2B03 -100.0%−3
A301 -100.0%−1
TD01 -100.0%−1

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

compared with
  • 202584,265
  • 202613,861
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6,8536,440 -6.0%
February6,4407,421 +15.2%
March10,052––
April9,678––
May10,214––
June6,061––
July6,869––
August5,676––
September5,402––
October5,738––
November5,082––
December6,200––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Busiest month: December (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.0%). 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
025K50K75K100K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial0
2019 10,229
2020 24,252
2021 30,196
2022 85,443
2023 86,870
2024 89,834
2025 84,265
2026 partial13,861