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

Visas issued to people from Israel · February 2026

2,318

That is 116 more than in January 2026 (2,202) — +5.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

+5.3% vs January 2026 (2,202)-12.0% vs February 2025 (2,633)

All published months together: 1,041,560

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
Visitors	1,528	1,583	-3.5%−55
Diplomats and international organizations	331	202	+63.9%+129
Temporary workers	287	241	+19.1%+46
Transit and crew	72	60	+20.0%+12
Exchange visitors	71	59	+20.3%+12
Students	20	56	-64.3%−36
Other	6	1	+500.0%+5
Fiancé(e)s and their children	3	0	new+3

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
B1/B2	1,526	1,582	-3.5%−56
A2	327	195	+67.7%+132
C1/D	71	60	+18.3%+11
L2	67	32	+109.4%+35
E2	64	48	+33.3%+16
L1	53	36	+47.2%+17
J1	46	41	+12.2%+5
O1	28	34

Israel: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202534,944
20264,520

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,727	2,202	-19.3%
February	2,633	2,318	-12.0%
March	2,840	–	–
April	3,144	–	–
May	4,858	–	–
June	1,560	–	–
July	4,114	–	–
August	3,474	–	–
September	2,725	–	–
October	2,460	–	–
November	2,201	–	–
December	2,208	–	–

When is it busy? Israel

Busiest month: January (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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: 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	110,528
FY2018	186,459
FY2019	178,561
FY2020	81,359
FY2021	61,497
FY2022	141,173
FY2023	190,638
FY2024	44,933
FY2025	35,023
FY2026 partial	11,389

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	2,208	2,202	2,318
Total	2,208	2,202	2,318

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Israel: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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