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Ireland

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ireland
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Ireland, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026

1,010

That is 220 more than in January 2026 (790) — +27.8%.

Quick view · February 2026

+27.8% vs January 2026 (790)+5.8% vs February 2025 (955)

All published months together: 119,314

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Exchange visitors	320	164	+95.1%+156
Temporary workers	236	213	+10.8%+23
Visitors	222	233	-4.7%−11
Transit and crew	124	85	+45.9%+39
Diplomats and international organizations	52	35	+48.6%+17
Other	47	6	+683.3%+41
Students	6	49	-87.8%−43
Fiancé(e)s and their children	3	5	-40.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
J1	320	163	+96.3%+157
B1/B2	217	228	-4.8%−11
C1/D	120	85	+41.2%+35
L1	73	58	+25.9%+15
P1	66	34	+94.1%+32
I	47	6	+683.3%+41
A2	30	24	+25.0%+6
L2	26	28

Ireland: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202514,812
20261,800

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	917	790	-13.8%
February	955	1,010	+5.8%
March	1,458	–	–
April	2,513	–	–
May	3,293	–	–
June	864	–	–
July	1,114	–	–
August	835	–	–
September	694	–	–
October	601	–	–
November	575	–	–
December	993	–	–

When is it busy? Ireland

Busiest month: May (17.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%

8.1%

9.2%

11.1%

17.5%

7.6%

7.3%

7.1%

5.7%

5.3%

5.6%

7.2%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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: 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	12,809
FY2018	16,046
FY2019	16,482
FY2020	5,508
FY2021	2,941
FY2022	14,810
FY2023	15,871
FY2024	15,932
FY2025	14,946
FY2026 partial	3,969

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	993	790	1,010
Total	993	790	1,010

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Ireland: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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