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India · O1

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

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O1 visas issued to people from India · February 2026
125

That is 14 fewer than in January 2026 (139) — -10.1%.

O1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-10.1% vs January 2026 (139)-3.1% vs February 2025 (129)

All published months together: 7,030

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India · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025206
  • Jan 2026139
  • Feb 2026125
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  • Jan 2026 is 67 (32.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 81 (39.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 206139125
Total206139125
Total visas issued
1,541
Latest 12 months · India · O1

By month · latest 12 months

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143125113100105114111113147206139125
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2892,982
  2. H1B99,496
  3. H482,010
  4. C1/D40,458
  5. F130,292
  6. L220,817

India · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,583
  • 2026264
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January177139 -21.5%
February129125 -3.1%
March143––
April125––
May113––
June100––
July105––
August114––
September111––
October113––
November147––
December206––

When is it busy? India · O1

Busiest month: January (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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.

India · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2020FY2021partialFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2020 488
FY2021 partial293
FY2022 899
FY2023 1,421
FY2024 1,567
FY2025 1,632
FY2026 partial730