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Iran · O1

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

O1 visas issued to people from Iran · February 2026
2

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (0).

O1 visas made up 14.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data-33.3% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 118

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Iran · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20262
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 102
Total102
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10
Latest 12 months · Iran · O1
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B21,895
  2. F1191
  3. G2112
  4. G4101
  5. K168
  6. J144

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

compared with
  • 202513
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January20 -100.0%
February32 -33.3%
March0––
April2––
May1––
June0––
July0––
August1––
September0––
October1––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? Iran · O1

Busiest month: July (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.9%). 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.

Iran · O1: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1
2019 10
2020 6
2021 6
2022 27
2023 29
2024 24
2025 13
2026 partial2