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Israel · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Israel
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O1 visas issued to people from Israel · February 2026

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (34) — -17.6%.

O1 visas made up 1.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-17.6% vs January 2026 (34)-9.7% vs February 2025 (31)

All published months together: 2,728

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Israel · Visa class O1 · One total per month

Dec 202547
Jan 202634
Feb 202628

Dec 2025

4743% of selected

Jan 2026

3431% of selected

Feb 2026

2826% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 13 (27.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 19 (40.4%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	47	34	28
Total	47	34	28

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

Year compared with

2025390
202662

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	32	34	+6.3%
February	31	28	-9.7%
March	29	–	–
April	41	–	–
May	23	–	–
June	9	–	–
July	41	–	–
August	46	–	–
September	36	–	–
October	29	–	–
November	26	–	–
December	47	–	–

When is it busy? Israel · O1

Busiest month: March (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.4%

8.1%

9.7%

6.8%

7.7%

7.4%

9.5%

9.3%

9.2%

8.1%

6.7%

9.2%

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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.

Israel · 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	191
FY2018	311
FY2019	312
FY2020	180
FY2021	199
FY2022	321
FY2023	386
FY2024	278
FY2025	386
FY2026 partial	164

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Israel · Visa class O1 · One total per month

Dec 202547
Jan 202634
Feb 202628

Dec 2025

4743% of selected

Jan 2026

3431% of selected

Feb 2026

2826% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 13 (27.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 19 (40.4%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	47	34	28
Total	47	34	28

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

Year compared with

2025390
202662

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	32	34	+6.3%
February	31	28	-9.7%
March	29	–	–
April	41	–	–
May	23	–	–
June	9	–	–
July	41	–	–
August	46	–	–
September	36	–	–
October	29	–	–
November	26	–	–
December	47	–	–

When is it busy? Israel · O1

Busiest month: March (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.4%

8.1%

9.7%

6.8%

7.7%

7.4%

9.5%

9.3%

9.2%

8.1%

6.7%

9.2%

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Israel · 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	191
FY2018	311
FY2019	312
FY2020	180
FY2021	199
FY2022	321
FY2023	386
FY2024	278
FY2025	386
FY2026 partial	164

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