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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 5,512

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Ireland · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202576
  • Jan 202645
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
7660% of selected
Jan 2026
4535% of selected
Feb 2026
65% of selected
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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

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

compared with
  • 2025797
  • 202651
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 (28.2% of a typical year). Quietest: February (0.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.1%
0.7%
1.1%
2.4%
8.7%
14.7%
28.2%
21.0%
3.5%
2.1%
2.6%
10.9%
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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '1714
May '1764
Jun '1789
Jul '17128
Aug '1758
Sep '1713
Oct '179
Nov '1710
Dec '1747
Jan '1819
Feb '182
Mar '184
Apr '189
May '1848
Jun '18104
Jul '18144
Aug '1870
Sep '188
Oct '180
Nov '1814
Dec '1835
Jan '1912
Feb '194
Mar '195
Apr '1912
May '1955
Jun '1980
Jul '19155
Aug '1969
Sep '1912
Oct '197
Nov '199
Dec '1941
Jan '2017
Feb '202
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '2027
Aug '20111
Sep '2021
Oct '2018
Nov '209
Dec '2037
Jan '219
Feb '213
Mar '214
Apr '214
May '2131
Jun '2158
Jul '21270
Aug '21139
Sep '2122
Oct '219
Nov '2119
Dec '2177
Jan '2242
Feb '224
Mar '2211
Apr '2218
May '2255
Jun '22135
Jul '22193
Aug '22188
Sep '2222
Oct '227
Nov '2218
Dec '2298
Jan '2329
Feb '231
Mar '2310
Apr '2333
May '2387
Jun '23163
Jul '23167
Aug '23133
Sep '2328
Oct '2312
Nov '2324
Dec '2384
Jan '2433
Feb '249
Mar '246
Apr '2433
May '24123
Jun '24136
Jul '24261
Aug '2499
Sep '2426
Oct '2419
Nov '2417
Dec '2495
Jan '2536
Feb '2512
Mar '2513
Apr '2527
May '2577
Jun '25113
Jul '25246
Aug '25146
Sep '2517
Oct '2517
Nov '2517
Dec '2576
Jan '2645
Feb '266

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