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Israel · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Israel · February 2026
28

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: 2,226

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Israel · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202547
  • Jan 202634
  • Feb 202628
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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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Total issued 473428
Total473428
Total visas issued
389
Latest 12 months · Israel · O1
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29412394146362926473428
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B219,288
  2. J13,140
  3. A22,608
  4. L21,687
  5. F11,321
  6. J21,040

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

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  • 2025390
  • 202662
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3234 +6.3%
February3128 -9.7%
March29––
April41––
May23––
June9––
July41––
August46––
September36––
October29––
November26––
December47––

When is it busy? Israel · O1

Busiest month: March (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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 monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial72
2019 317
2020 122
2021 258
2022 345
2023 326
2024 334
2025 390
2026 partial62