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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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R1 visas issued to people from Israel · February 2026
8

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +100.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+100.0% vs January 2026 (4)▲+33.3% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 562

Israel · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025109
  • 202612
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January64▼ -33.3%
February68▲ +33.3%
March6––
April10––
May2––
June9––
July10––
August25––
September6––
October9––
November6––
December14––

When is it busy? Israel · R1

Busiest month: August (17.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.3%
5.8%
5.5%
7.2%
5.3%
5.2%
16.3%
17.1%
11.4%
7.6%
3.2%
8.3%
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.

Israel · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '177
May '176
Jun '173
Jul '1710
Aug '179
Sep '178
Oct '174
Nov '175
Dec '173
Jan '180
Feb '184
Mar '185
Apr '183
May '184
Jun '184
Jul '1810
Aug '187
Sep '183
Oct '185
Nov '180
Dec '185
Jan '193
Feb '192
Mar '192
Apr '195
May '193
Jun '192
Jul '195
Aug '1913
Sep '196
Oct '194
Nov '192
Dec '193
Jan '203
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '202
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '214
Apr '212
May '211
Jun '212
Jul '2110
Aug '216
Sep '216
Oct '212
Nov '211
Dec '212
Jan '221
Feb '224
Mar '222
Apr '222
May '225
Jun '224
Jul '2210
Aug '2220
Sep '225
Oct '226
Nov '225
Dec '224
Jan '232
Feb '234
Mar '233
Apr '2313
May '235
Jun '232
Jul '2317
Aug '2315
Sep '237
Oct '231
Nov '230
Dec '233
Jan '242
Feb '245
Mar '246
Apr '246
May '249
Jun '247
Jul '2425
Aug '247
Sep '249
Oct '246
Nov '246
Dec '249
Jan '256
Feb '256
Mar '256
Apr '2510
May '252
Jun '259
Jul '2510
Aug '2525
Sep '256
Oct '259
Nov '256
Dec '2514
Jan '264
Feb '268

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Total visas issued
6
Latest 12 months · Israel · R1 · November
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Israel · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202514
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
1454% of selected
Jan 2026
415% of selected
Feb 2026
831% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 10 (71.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (42.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1448
Total1448