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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1

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B1 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
88

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (98) — ▼ -10.2%.

B1 visas made up 1.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-10.2% vs January 2026 (98)▼-46.0% vs February 2025 (163)

All published months together: 8,572

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,553
  • 2026186
050100150200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January15898▼ -38.0%
February16388▼ -46.0%
March130––
April116––
May91––
June119––
July106––
August92––
September102––
October163––
November141––
December172––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1

Busiest month: December (15.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.7%
8.0%
7.3%
5.0%
5.0%
5.7%
5.8%
6.3%
7.7%
10.3%
14.6%
15.7%
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 · B1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17223
Apr '17182
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '18
0
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '180
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '19159
Dec '19180
Jan '20151
Feb '20179
Mar '2090
Apr '201
May '2010
Jun '2030
Jul '2040
Aug '2036
Sep '2063
Oct '20102
Nov '20124
Dec '2087
Jan '2166
Feb '2152
Mar '2178
Apr '2162
May '2149
Jun '2130
Jul '2140
Aug '2147
Sep '21111
Oct '21213
Nov '2189
Dec '21109
Jan '2292
Feb '2257
Mar '2281
Apr '2249
May '2269
Jun '2276
Jul '2259
Aug '2266
Sep '2284
Oct '2281
Nov '2290
Dec '22118
Jan '23133
Feb '23100
Mar '23113
Apr '23129
May '23162
Jun '23216
Jul '23196
Aug '23177
Sep '23166
Oct '23165
Nov '23112
Dec '23100
Jan '24146
Feb '24133
Mar '24143
Apr '24131
May '2492
Jun '2480
Jul '24117
Aug '24181
Sep '24156
Oct '24154
Nov '24112
Dec '2494
Jan '25158
Feb '25163
Mar '25130
Apr '25116
May '2591
Jun '25119
Jul '25106
Aug '2592
Sep '25102
Oct '25163
Nov '25141
Dec '25172
Jan '2698
Feb '2688

Explore Great Britain and Northern Ireland by period

Total visas issued
130
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1 · March
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025172
  • Jan 202698
  • Feb 202688
Dec 2025
17248% of selected
Jan 2026
9827% of selected
Feb 2026
8825% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 74 (43.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 84 (48.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1729888
Total1729888