Ireland · O1

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

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

O1 visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (14) — -21.4%.

O1 visas made up 1.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-21.4% vs January 2026 (14)-21.4% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 2,284

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

Year compared with

2025302
202625

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	33	14	-57.6%
February	14	11	-21.4%
March	30	–	–
April	23	–	–
May	14	–	–
June	11	–	–
July	29	–	–
August	42	–	–
September	26	–	–
October	20	–	–
November	23	–	–
December	37	–	–

When is it busy? Ireland · O1

Busiest month: January (12.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.8%

7.7%

8.7%

5.9%

5.7%

6.6%

7.7%

8.9%

9.5%

8.7%

6.8%

11.0%

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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 · O1: 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	156
FY2018	279
FY2019	289
FY2020	145
FY2021	97
FY2022	353
FY2023	289
FY2024	278
FY2025	293
FY2026 partial	105

Ireland · O1

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

When is it busy? Ireland · O1

Ireland · O1: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	37	14	11
Total	37	14	11