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M1 visas issued to people from India · February 2026
117

That is 40 more than in January 2026 (77) — +51.9%.

M1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+51.9% vs January 2026 (77)+234.3% vs February 2025 (35)

All published months together: 5,396

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India · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202587
  • Jan 202677
  • Feb 2026117
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  • Jan 2026 is 10 (11.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 30 (34.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 8777117
Total8777117
Total visas issued
779
Latest 12 months · India · M1
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By month · latest 12 months

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32152517915162546828777117
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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 · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025682
  • 2026194
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6277 +24.2%
February35117 +234.3%
March32––
April152––
May51––
June79––
July15––
August16––
September25––
October46––
November82––
December87––

When is it busy? India · M1

Busiest month: August (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (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 · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial177
2019 705
2020 351
2021 585
2022 790
2023 837
2024 1,075
2025 682
2026 partial194