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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Ireland · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026
30

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (24) — ▲ +25.0%.

A2 visas made up 3.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+25.0% vs January 2026 (24)▲+7.1% vs February 2025 (28)

All published months together: 1,858

Ireland · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025319
  • 202654
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January2724▼ -11.1%
February2830▲ +7.1%
March55––
April36––
May19––
June21––
July21––
August30––
September19––
October26––
November22––
December15––

When is it busy? Ireland · A2

Busiest month: March (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.3%
13.0%
14.6%
7.5%
9.0%
5.8%
6.3%
8.4%
11.1%
8.5%
5.6%
3.9%
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 · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1716
Apr '1713
May '1711
Jun '1720
Jul '1714
Aug '1714
Sep '1715
Oct '1717
Nov '1714
Dec '176
Jan '186
Feb '1815
Mar '1822
Apr '1821
May '1822
Jun '189
Jul '184
Aug '1814
Sep '1818
Oct '1811
Nov '188
Dec '184
Jan '1910
Feb '197
Mar '1921
Apr '198
May '1918
Jun '1916
Jul '1916
Aug '1915
Sep '1929
Oct '1910
Nov '193
Dec '192
Jan '2015
Feb '2031
Mar '2024
Apr '200
May '205
Jun '200
Jul '202
Aug '202
Sep '2010
Oct '203
Nov '200
Dec '204
Jan '213
Feb '2112
Mar '214
Apr '216
May '2110
Jun '216
Jul '2110
Aug '2122
Sep '2113
Oct '2134
Nov '2118
Dec '2113
Jan '226
Feb '2213
Mar '2245
Apr '2221
May '2235
Jun '2233
Jul '2229
Aug '2218
Sep '2235
Oct '2221
Nov '2224
Dec '223
Jan '2315
Feb '2351
Mar '2342
Apr '2314
May '2318
Jun '237
Jul '2310
Aug '237
Sep '2329
Oct '2316
Nov '2314
Dec '2314
Jan '2415
Feb '2439
Mar '2428
Apr '2433
May '2423
Jun '2414
Jul '2421
Aug '2435
Sep '2424
Oct '2417
Nov '2412
Dec '248
Jan '2527
Feb '2528
Mar '2555
Apr '2536
May '2519
Jun '2521
Jul '2521
Aug '2530
Sep '2519
Oct '2526
Nov '2522
Dec '2515
Jan '2624
Feb '2630

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Total visas issued
21
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Ireland · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202515
  • Jan 202624
  • Feb 202630
Dec 2025
1522% of selected
Jan 2026
2435% of selected
Feb 2026
3043% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (60.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 15 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 152430
Total152430