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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Italy, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Italy · February 2026
1,465

That is 1,018 fewer than in January 2026 (2,483) — ▼ -41.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-41.0% vs January 2026 (2,483)▼-46.3% vs February 2025 (2,727)

All published months together: 294,586

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors601698▼ -13.9%−97
Temporary workers286612▼ -53.3%−326
Exchange visitors225407▼ -44.7%−182
Transit and crew172204▼ -15.7%−32
Diplomats and international organizations101107▼ -5.6%−6
Students68423▼ -83.9%−355
Other927▼ -66.7%−18
Fiancé(e)s and their children35▼ -40.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2598689▼ -13.2%−91
J1222387▼ -42.6%−165
C1/D172204▼ -15.7%−32
F164408▼ -84.3%−344
L157149▼ -61.7%−92
E23979▼ -50.6%−40
NATO23350▼ -34.0%−17
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Italy: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202538,830
  • 20263,948
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3,4202,483▼ -27.4%
February2,7271,465▼ -46.3%
March3,124––
April2,898––
May3,287––
June3,824––
July5,070––
August3,499––
September2,711––
October2,827––
November2,070––
December3,373––

When is it busy? Italy

Busiest month: July (12.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.9%
7.2%
7.0%
5.6%
7.7%
10.1%
12.7%
10.3%
7.6%
7.4%
6.5%
9.0%
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.

Italy: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020K40K60K80KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial23,254
FY2018 34,664
FY2019 34,678
FY2020 15,555
FY2021 18,170
FY2022 34,022
FY2023 40,770
FY2024 41,678
FY2025 39,577
FY2026 partial12,218
▲ +1000.0%+30
G43226▲ +23.1%+6
O13087▼ -65.5%−57
P12858▼ -51.7%−30
L22272▼ -69.4%−50
H1B2163▼ -66.7%−42
A21918▲ +5.6%+1
O21728▼ -39.3%−11
E11629▼ -44.8%−13
I927▼ -66.7%−18
O3611▼ -45.5%−5
A167▼ -14.3%−1
H466▲ +0.0%+0
G242▲ +100.0%+2
J2320▼ -85.0%−17
M1314▼ -78.6%−11
B139▼ -66.7%−6
R139▼ -66.7%−6
K135▼ -40.0%−2
P434▼ -25.0%−1
NATO530new+3
G322▲ +0.0%+0
E3D20new+2
NATO420new+2
R220new+2
P318▼ -87.5%−7
F211▲ +0.0%+0
H303▼ -100.0%−3
G102▼ -100.0%−2
H2A02▼ -100.0%−2
H2B01▼ -100.0%−1

Explore Italy by period

Total visas issued
3,499
Latest 12 months · Italy · August
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By month · latest 12 months

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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B210,992
  2. J17,710
  3. F15,976
  4. C1/D2,564
  5. L11,498
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Italy · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20253,373
  • Jan 20262,483
  • Feb 20261,465
Dec 2025
3,37346% of selected
Jan 2026
2,48334% of selected
Feb 2026
1,46520% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 890 (26.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,908 (56.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 3,3732,4831,465
Total3,3732,4831,465