Israel · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Israel
Creator: Visa Status

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

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

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

Year compared with

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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%

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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

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	31
Apr '17	26
May '17	21
Jun '17	22
Jul '17	37
Aug '17	29
Sep '17	25
Oct '17	26
Nov '17	23
Dec '17	27
Jan '18	14
Feb '18	23
Mar '18	30
Apr '18	26

Israel · O1

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