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India · F2

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F2 visas issued to people from India · February 2026
201

That is 105 more than in January 2026 (96) — +109.4%.

F2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+109.4% vs January 2026 (96)+24.1% vs February 2025 (162)

All published months together: 20,358

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India · Visa class F2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202588
  • Jan 202696
  • Feb 2026201
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (9.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 113 (128.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 8896201
Total8896201
Total visas issued
1,792
Latest 12 months · India · F2
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By month · latest 12 months

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964762101485074891161488896201
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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 · F2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,834
  • 2026297
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January17796 -45.8%
February162201 +24.1%
March96––
April476––
May210––
June148––
July50––
August74––
September89––
October116––
November148––
December88––

When is it busy? India · F2

Busiest month: August (12.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.2%). 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.

India · F2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial518
2019 2,288
2020 1,095
2021 2,386
2022 3,291
2023 4,212
2024 4,437
2025 1,834
2026 partial297