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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: 236,668

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Italy · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20253,373
  • Jan 20262,483
  • Feb 20261,465
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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
Total visas issued
36,631
Latest 12 months · Italy
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B210,992
  2. J17,710
  3. F15,976
  4. C1/D2,564
  5. L11,498
  6. E2962

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
Q1333 +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

Italy: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 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 (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.5%). 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.

Italy: all published months

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020K40K60K80K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial7,243
2019 34,736
2020 10,688
2021 22,222
2022 36,358
2023 40,806
2024 41,837
2025 38,830
2026 partial3,948