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Data through February 2026 · 107 months published since April 2017

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
10

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (10) — ▲ +0.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (10)▼-37.5% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 728

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025172
  • 202620
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Month20252026Change
January1710▼ -41.2%
February1610▼ -37.5%
March10––
April14––
May9––
June11––
July22––
August22––
September11––
October20––
November9––
December11––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1

Busiest month: November (18.3% of a typical year). Quietest: June (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.0%
5.8%
6.8%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
5.9%
7.5%
4.9%
9.1%
18.3%
18.1%
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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Apr'17Dec'17Aug'18Apr'19Dec'19Aug'20Apr'21Dec'21Aug'22Apr'23Dec'23Aug'24Apr'25Dec'25
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MonthIssuances
Apr '1712
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '18
0
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 '198
Dec '197
Jan '209
Feb '203
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '204
Nov '201
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '212
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '213
Sep '212
Oct '211
Nov '2121
Dec '2121
Jan '2211
Feb '228
Mar '2211
Apr '228
May '2211
Jun '225
Jul '2217
Aug '2222
Sep '229
Oct '2218
Nov '2215
Dec '229
Jan '2320
Feb '239
Mar '2310
Apr '2315
May '2316
Jun '2320
Jul '237
Aug '239
Sep '2313
Oct '2313
Nov '238
Dec '2314
Jan '248
Feb '243
Mar '2413
Apr '249
May '247
Jun '247
Jul '2417
Aug '2418
Sep '2413
Oct '2415
Nov '2411
Dec '2417
Jan '2517
Feb '2516
Mar '2510
Apr '2514
May '259
Jun '2511
Jul '2522
Aug '2522
Sep '2511
Oct '2520
Nov '259
Dec '2511
Jan '2610
Feb '2610

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Total visas issued
22
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R1 · August
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202511
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 202610
Dec 2025
1135% of selected
Jan 2026
1032% of selected
Feb 2026
1032% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (9.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (9.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 111010
Total111010