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Italy · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Italy · February 2026
30

That is 57 fewer than in January 2026 (87) — -65.5%.

O1 visas made up 2.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-65.5% vs January 2026 (87)-33.3% vs February 2025 (45)

All published months together: 4,713

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Italy · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202566
  • Jan 202687
  • Feb 202630
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  • Jan 2026 is 21 (31.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 36 (54.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 668730
Total668730
Total visas issued
713
Latest 12 months · Italy · O1
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694853647963625537668730
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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

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

compared with
  • 2025723
  • 2026117
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Month20252026Change
January8287 +6.1%
February4530 -33.3%
March69––
April48––
May53––
June64––
July79––
August63––
September62––
October55––
November37––
December66––

When is it busy? Italy · O1

Busiest month: January (13.4% 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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial167
2019 745
2020 208
2021 418
2022 911
2023 721
2024 703
2025 723
2026 partial117