Ireland · E2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ireland
Creator: Visa Status

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E2 visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — -40.0%.

E2 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-40.0% vs January 2026 (10)-25.0% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 1,930

Ireland · E2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025150
202616

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	19	10	-47.4%
February	8	6	-25.0%
March	5	–	–
April	13	–	–
May	5	–	–
June	15	–	–
July	17	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	14	–	–
October	17	–	–
November	11	–	–
December	11	–	–

When is it busy? Ireland · E2

Busiest month: January (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.7%

8.5%

6.6%

6.0%

7.1%

7.5%

7.1%

7.8%

9.1%

11.4%

9.4%

7.8%

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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.

Ireland · E2: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	284
FY2018	302
FY2019	311
FY2020	118
FY2021	44
FY2022	257
FY2023	219
FY2024	180
FY2025	160
FY2026 partial	55

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	11	10	6
Total	11	10	6

Ireland · E2

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