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India · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from India · February 2026
52

That is 29 fewer than in January 2026 (81) — -35.8%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-35.8% vs January 2026 (81)-45.8% vs February 2025 (96)

All published months together: 5,899

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India · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202553
  • Jan 202681
  • Feb 202652
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  • Jan 2026 is 28 (52.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (1.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 538152
Total538152
Total visas issued
848
Latest 12 months · India · R1
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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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025932
  • 2026133
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Month20252026Change
January12181 -33.1%
February9652 -45.8%
March87––
April83––
May97––
June75––
July90––
August60––
September62––
October58––
November50––
December53––

When is it busy? India · R1

Busiest month: February (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: December (4.6%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial137
2019 800
2020 232
2021 256
2022 1,042
2023 1,302
2024 1,065
2025 932
2026 partial133