Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Creator: Visa Status

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O2 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026

243

That is 38 fewer than in January 2026 (281) — -13.5%.

O2 visas made up 3.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-13.5% vs January 2026 (281)+6.6% vs February 2025 (228)

All published months together: 13,962

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	292	281	-3.8%
February	228	243	+6.6%
March	305	–	–
April	238	–	–
May	253	–	–
June	198	–	–
July	278	–	–
August	387	–	–
September	263	–	–
October	155	–	–
November	118	–	–
December	178	–	–

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O2

Busiest month: November (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: June (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.7%

8.1%

12.4%

5.4%

4.7%

3.6%

5.9%

8.9%

9.6%

6.9%

12.5%

12.1%

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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 · O2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	296
Apr '17	160
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	178	281	243
Total	178	281	243

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O2

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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