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Ireland · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026
6

That is 39 fewer than in January 2026 (45) — -86.7%.

F1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-86.7% vs January 2026 (45)-50.0% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 5,049

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Ireland · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202576
  • Jan 202645
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 31 (40.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 70 (92.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 76456
Total76456
Total visas issued
800
Latest 12 months · Ireland · F1
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13277711324614617171776456
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  1. J17,026
  2. B1/B22,083
  3. L1945
  4. F1800
  5. C1/D749
  6. L2420

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

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  • 2025797
  • 202651
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3645 +25.0%
February126 -50.0%
March13––
April27––
May77––
June113––
July246––
August146––
September17––
October17––
November17––
December76––

When is it busy? Ireland · F1

Busiest month: July (27.7% of a typical year). Quietest: February (0.8%). 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.

Ireland · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial383
FY2019 453
FY2020 237
FY2021 604
FY2022 773
FY2023 774
FY2024 846
FY2025 818
FY2026 partial161