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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O1
Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.
That is 8 more than in January 2026 (215) — +3.7%.
O1 visas made up 3.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.3% in January 2026).
All published months together: 15,361
Compare months or years
- Dec 2025288
- Jan 2026215
- Feb 2026223
- Jan 2026 is 73 (25.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 65 (22.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 288 | 215 | 223 |
| Total | 288 | 215 | 223 |
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 20253,028
- 2026438
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 262 | 215 | -17.9% |
| February | 239 | 223 | -6.7% |
| March | 245 | – | – |
| April | 226 | – | – |
| May | 256 | – | – |
| June | 271 | – | – |
| July | 271 | – | – |
| August | 263 | – | – |
| September | 247 | – | – |
| October | 243 | – | – |
| November | 217 | – | – |
| December | 288 | – | – |
When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O1
Busiest month: January (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
Average of 5 full years (2020, 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 · O1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '19 | 0 |
| Nov '19 | 217 |
| Dec '19 | 244 |
| Jan '20 | 278 |
| Feb '20 | 197 |
| Mar '20 | 142 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 2 |
| Jun '20 | 7 |
| Jul '20 | 6 |
| Aug '20 | 20 |
| Sep '20 | 46 |
| Oct '20 | 58 |
| Nov '20 | 42 |
| Dec '20 | 36 |
| Jan '21 | 38 |
| Feb '21 | 39 |
| Mar '21 | 60 |
| Apr '21 | 68 |
| May '21 | 83 |
| Jun '21 | – |
| Jul '21 | 112 |
| Aug '21 | 203 |
| Sep '21 | 266 |
| Oct '21 | 291 |
| Nov '21 | 332 |
| Dec '21 | 353 |
| Jan '22 | 378 |
| Feb '22 | 266 |
| Mar '22 | 310 |
| Apr '22 | 268 |
| May '22 | 251 |
| Jun '22 | 243 |
| Jul '22 | 314 |
| Aug '22 | 281 |
| Sep '22 | 277 |
| Oct '22 | 257 |
| Nov '22 | 187 |
| Dec '22 | 262 |
| Jan '23 | 233 |
| Feb '23 | 196 |
| Mar '23 | 256 |
| Apr '23 | 228 |
| May '23 | 193 |
| Jun '23 | 231 |
| Jul '23 | 214 |
| Aug '23 | 246 |
| Sep '23 | 241 |
| Oct '23 | 226 |
| Nov '23 | 193 |
| Dec '23 | 234 |
| Jan '24 | 180 |
| Feb '24 | 200 |
| Mar '24 | 208 |
| Apr '24 | 214 |
| May '24 | 213 |
| Jun '24 | 212 |
| Jul '24 | 261 |
| Aug '24 | 273 |
| Sep '24 | 266 |
| Oct '24 | 247 |
| Nov '24 | 202 |
| Dec '24 | 294 |
| Jan '25 | 262 |
| Feb '25 | 239 |
| Mar '25 | 245 |
| Apr '25 | 226 |
| May '25 | 256 |
| Jun '25 | 271 |
| Jul '25 | 271 |
| Aug '25 | 263 |
| Sep '25 | 247 |
| Oct '25 | 243 |
| Nov '25 | 217 |
| Dec '25 | 288 |
| Jan '26 | 215 |
| Feb '26 | 223 |