India · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from India · February 2026

657

That is 239 fewer than in January 2026 (896) — -26.7%.

F1 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-26.7% vs January 2026 (896)+59.9% vs February 2025 (411)

All published months together: 593,436

India · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202530,317
20261,553

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,167	896	-23.2%
February	411	657	+59.9%
March	397	–	–
April	2,525	–	–
May	6,984	–	–
June	10,695	–	–
July	2,081	–	–
August	2,389	–	–
September	706	–	–
October	719	–	–
November	1,126	–	–
December	1,117	–	–

When is it busy? India · F1

Busiest month: June (23.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.7%

1.1%

3.2%

7.9%

23.8%

22.4%

10.6%

1.8%

2.6%

8.0%

13.9%

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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.

India · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	477
Apr '17	995
May '17	6,104
Jun '17	14,267
Jul '17	10,288
Aug '17	2,576
Sep '17	415
Oct '17	437
Nov '17	1,505
Dec '17	3,227
Jan '18	1,571
Feb '18	416
Mar '18	413
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,117	896	657
Total	1,117	896	657

India · F1

India · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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