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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
7,421

That is 981 more than in January 2026 (6,440) — ▲ +15.2%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+15.2% vs January 2026 (6,440)▲+15.2% vs February 2025 (6,440)

All published months together: 446,240

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors2,4592,301▲ +6.9%+158
Exchange visitors1,8121,209▲ +49.9%+603
Temporary workers1,4871,556▼ -4.4%−69
Transit and crew695587▲ +18.4%+108
Diplomats and international organizations492407▲ +20.9%+85
Other317172▲ +84.3%+145
Students96154▼ -37.7%−58
Fiancé(e)s and their children6354▲ +16.7%+9

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B22,3682,203▲ +7.5%+165
J11,8061,202▲ +50.2%+604
C1/D689583▲ +18.2%+106
I317172▲ +84.3%+145
L1296375▼ -21.1%−79
O2243281▼ -13.5%−38
A2235166▲ +41.6%+69

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

compared with
  • 202584,265
  • 202613,861
05K10K15K20KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6,8536,440▼ -6.0%
February6,4407,421▲ +15.2%
March10,052––
April9,678––
May10,214––
June6,061––
July6,869––
August5,676––
September5,402––
October5,738––
November5,082––
December

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Busiest month: December (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.7%
8.1%
9.8%
6.7%
7.2%
6.0%
7.3%
7.1%
6.3%
6.2%
12.9%
13.7%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1710,803
Apr '1710,487
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '180
O1
223
215
▲ +3.7%+8
L2186210▼ -11.4%−24
P1182129▲ +41.1%+53
E2151130▲ +16.2%+21
NATO6148129▲ +14.7%+19
B18898▼ -10.2%−10
F16491▼ -29.7%−27
K16253▲ +17.0%+9
H1B5178▼ -34.6%−27
NATO23932▲ +21.9%+7
O33833▲ +15.2%+5
M13061▼ -50.8%−31
G22723▲ +17.4%+4
H42716▲ +68.8%+11
G42236▼ -38.9%−14
P32011▲ +81.8%+9
H2A164▲ +300.0%+12
P41313▲ +0.0%+0
E11019▼ -47.4%−9
Q11013▼ -23.1%−3
R11010▲ +0.0%+0
A1813▼ -38.5%−5
R276▲ +16.7%+1
J267▼ -14.3%−1
C364▲ +50.0%+2
G160new+6
NATO440new+4
E3D38▼ -62.5%−5
NATO537▼ -57.1%−4
B230new+3
F222▲ +0.0%+0
K211▲ +0.0%+0
P211▲ +0.0%+0
H2B03▼ -100.0%−3
A301▼ -100.0%−1
TD01▼ -100.0%−1
6,200
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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 '194,980
Dec '195,249
Jan '206,796
Feb '206,121
Mar '204,409
Apr '2034
May '20160
Jun '20354
Jul '20897
Aug '201,602
Sep '201,045
Oct '20896
Nov '20750
Dec '201,188
Jan '21953
Feb '21874
Mar '211,294
Apr '211,412
May '211,765
Jun '212,816
Jul '213,972
Aug '213,207
Sep '213,176
Oct '212,938
Nov '213,669
Dec '214,120
Jan '225,263
Feb '225,597
Mar '229,428
Apr '227,912
May '228,171
Jun '226,798
Jul '227,593
Aug '227,289
Sep '226,676
Oct '227,562
Nov '227,011
Dec '226,143
Jan '237,308
Feb '236,541
Mar '2310,402
Apr '238,826
May '239,830
Jun '238,033
Jul '236,254
Aug '237,149
Sep '236,278
Oct '235,789
Nov '235,493
Dec '234,967
Jan '246,364
Feb '246,165
Mar '249,946
Apr '2410,196
May '249,653
Jun '246,195
Jul '248,692
Aug '248,219
Sep '247,220
Oct '246,729
Nov '245,037
Dec '245,418
Jan '256,853
Feb '256,440
Mar '2510,052
Apr '259,678
May '2510,214
Jun '256,061
Jul '256,869
Aug '255,676
Sep '255,402
Oct '255,738
Nov '255,082
Dec '256,200
Jan '266,440
Feb '267,421

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B223,455
  2. J118,344
  3. C1/D6,801
  4. L14,567
  5. F14,432

Explore Great Britain and Northern Ireland by period

Total visas issued
10,052
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · March
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20256,200
  • Jan 20266,440
  • Feb 20267,421
Dec 2025
6,20031% of selected
Jan 2026
6,44032% of selected
Feb 2026
7,42137% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 240 (3.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,221 (19.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 6,2006,4407,421
Total6,2006,4407,421