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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R2

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R2 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
7

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (6) — ▲ +16.7%.

R2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+16.7% vs January 2026 (6)▼-46.2% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 510

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025117
  • 202613
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January126▼ -50.0%
February137▼ -46.2%
March6––
April13––
May5––
June0––
July20––
August17––
September4––
October13––
November5––
December9––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R2

Busiest month: December (20.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%
9.1%
7.8%
3.0%
4.1%
4.2%
6.9%
8.8%
5.2%
5.5%
16.3%
20.5%
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 · R2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1713
Apr '170
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 '194
Dec '196
Jan '202
Feb '206
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '204
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '212
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '219
Dec '2113
Jan '2215
Feb '2211
Mar '228
Apr '225
May '222
Jun '228
Jul '226
Aug '2214
Sep '229
Oct '229
Nov '225
Dec '223
Jan '2318
Feb '230
Mar '236
Apr '236
May '2316
Jun '2320
Jul '237
Aug '237
Sep '2318
Oct '236
Nov '236
Dec '2317
Jan '248
Feb '247
Mar '248
Apr '240
May '249
Jun '245
Jul '2418
Aug '2412
Sep '249
Oct '2412
Nov '240
Dec '245
Jan '2512
Feb '2513
Mar '256
Apr '2513
May '255
Jun '250
Jul '2520
Aug '2517
Sep '254
Oct '2513
Nov '255
Dec '259
Jan '266
Feb '267

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Total visas issued
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Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · R2 · September
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class R2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 20266
  • Feb 20267
Dec 2025
941% of selected
Jan 2026
627% of selected
Feb 2026
732% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (22.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 967
Total967