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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
2,368

That is 165 more than in January 2026 (2,203) — +7.5%.

B1/B2 visas made up 31.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 34.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+7.5% vs January 2026 (2,203)+4.3% vs February 2025 (2,271)

All published months together: 115,068

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,186
  • Jan 20262,203
  • Feb 20262,368
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  • Jan 2026 is 17 (0.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 182 (8.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,1862,2032,368
Total2,1862,2032,368
Total visas issued
1,612
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1/B2 · May
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  1. J14,587
  2. B1/B21,612
  3. F1692
  4. C1/D525
  5. L1421
  6. O1256

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202523,615
  • 20264,571
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January2,4602,203 -10.4%
February2,2712,368 +4.3%
March2,151––
April2,202––
May1,612––
June1,665––
July1,338––
August1,195––
September1,853––
October2,504––
November2,178––
December2,186––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · B1/B2

Busiest month: November (16.7% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.9%). 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 · B1/B2: all published months

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01K2K3K4KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
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 '191,569
Dec '191,340
Jan '201,901
Feb '201,697
Mar '201,024
Apr '2011
May '2024
Jun '2058
Jul '2034
Aug '2031
Sep '2064
Oct '2080
Nov '2063
Dec '2067
Jan '2166
Feb '2168
Mar '21120
Apr '21110
May '2190
Jun '21104
Jul '21110
Aug '2184
Sep '21110
Oct '21114
Nov '21447
Dec '21375
Jan '22680
Feb '221,453
Mar '221,909
Apr '221,467
May '221,620
Jun '221,601
Jul '221,585
Aug '221,682
Sep '222,014
Oct '222,761
Nov '222,769
Dec '222,271
Jan '232,797
Feb '232,554
Mar '232,641
Apr '231,904
May '232,445
Jun '232,440
Jul '231,719
Aug '232,116
Sep '232,272
Oct '232,124
Nov '232,157
Dec '231,717
Jan '242,812
Feb '242,463
Mar '242,154
Apr '242,109
May '241,658
Jun '241,680
Jul '242,294
Aug '243,596
Sep '243,061
Oct '242,867
Nov '242,042
Dec '241,687
Jan '252,460
Feb '252,271
Mar '252,151
Apr '252,202
May '251,612
Jun '251,665
Jul '251,338
Aug '251,195
Sep '251,853
Oct '252,504
Nov '252,178
Dec '252,186
Jan '262,203
Feb '262,368