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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Iceland
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Iceland, and how that changed.

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Visas issued to people from Iceland · February 2026

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (97) — -10.3%.

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-10.3% vs January 2026 (97)-77.7% vs February 2025 (390)

All published months together: 13,977

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Dec 202554
Jan 202697
Feb 202687

Dec 2025

5423% of selected

Jan 2026

9741% of selected

Feb 2026

8737% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 43 (79.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 33 (61.1%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	54	97	87
Total	54	97	87

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	45	39	+15.4%+6
Transit and crew	35	22	+59.1%+13
Diplomats and international organizations	4	7	-42.9%−3
Temporary workers	3	8	-62.5%−5
Students	0	15	-100.0%−15
Exchange visitors	0	6	-100.0%−6

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	45	39	+15.4%+6
C1/D	35	22	+59.1%+13
A2	2	5	-60.0%−3
L2	1	2	-50.0%−1
O1	1	1	+0.0%+0
G2	1	0	new+1
NATO2	1	0	new+1
P1	1	0	new+1
F1	0	14	-100.0%−14
J1	0	6	-100.0%−6
G4	0	2	-100.0%−2
L1	0	2	-100.0%−2
E2	0	1	-100.0%−1
H1B	0	1	-100.0%−1
H4	0	1	-100.0%−1
M1	0	1	-100.0%−1

Iceland: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,702
2026184

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	159	97	-39.0%
February	390	87	-77.7%
March	286	–	–
April	105	–	–
May	131	–	–
June	73	–	–
July	203	–	–
August	85	–	–
September	56	–	–
October	91	–	–
November	69	–	–
December	54	–	–

When is it busy? Iceland

Busiest month: February (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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11.4%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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.

Iceland: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	1,718
FY2018	2,249
FY2019	1,462
FY2020	466
FY2021	483
FY2022	1,602
FY2023	2,138
FY2024	1,763
FY2025	1,698
FY2026 partial	398

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Dec 202554
Jan 202697
Feb 202687

Dec 2025

5423% of selected

Jan 2026

9741% of selected

Feb 2026

8737% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 43 (79.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 33 (61.1%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	54	97	87
Total	54	97	87

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	45	39	+15.4%+6
Transit and crew	35	22	+59.1%+13
Diplomats and international organizations	4	7	-42.9%−3
Temporary workers	3	8	-62.5%−5
Students	0	15	-100.0%−15
Exchange visitors	0	6	-100.0%−6

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	45	39	+15.4%+6
C1/D	35	22	+59.1%+13
A2	2	5	-60.0%−3
L2	1	2	-50.0%−1
O1	1	1	+0.0%+0
G2	1	0	new+1
NATO2	1	0	new+1
P1	1	0	new+1
F1	0	14	-100.0%−14
J1	0	6	-100.0%−6
G4	0	2	-100.0%−2
L1	0	2	-100.0%−2
E2	0	1	-100.0%−1
H1B	0	1	-100.0%−1
H4	0	1	-100.0%−1
M1	0	1	-100.0%−1

Iceland: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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2026184

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	159	97	-39.0%
February	390	87	-77.7%
March	286	–	–
April	105	–	–
May	131	–	–
June	73	–	–
July	203	–	–
August	85	–	–
September	56	–	–
October	91	–	–
November	69	–	–
December	54	–	–

When is it busy? Iceland

Busiest month: February (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Iceland: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	1,718
FY2018	2,249
FY2019	1,462
FY2020	466
FY2021	483
FY2022	1,602
FY2023	2,138
FY2024	1,763
FY2025	1,698
FY2026 partial	398

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