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

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Visas issued to people from Italy · February 2026

1,465

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

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-41.0% vs January 2026 (2,483)-46.3% vs February 2025 (2,727)

All published months together: 294,586

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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 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	3,373	2,483	1,465
Total	3,373	2,483	1,465

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	601	698	-13.9%−97
Temporary workers	286	612	-53.3%−326
Exchange visitors	225	407	-44.7%−182
Transit and crew	172	204	-15.7%−32
Diplomats and international organizations	101	107	-5.6%−6
Students	68	423	-83.9%−355
Other	9	27	-66.7%−18
Fiancé(e)s and their children	3	5	-40.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	598	689	-13.2%−91
J1	222	387	-42.6%−165
C1/D	172	204	-15.7%−32
F1	64	408	-84.3%−344
L1	57	149	-61.7%−92
E2	39	79	-50.6%−40
NATO2	33	50	-34.0%−17
Q1	33	3	+1000.0%+30
G4	32	26	+23.1%+6
O1	30	87	-65.5%−57
P1	28	58	-51.7%−30
L2	22	72	-69.4%−50
H1B	21	63	-66.7%−42
A2	19	18	+5.6%+1
O2	17	28	-39.3%−11
E1	16	29	-44.8%−13
I	9	27	-66.7%−18
O3	6	11	-45.5%−5
A1	6	7	-14.3%−1
H4	6	6	+0.0%+0
G2	4	2	+100.0%+2
J2	3	20	-85.0%−17
M1	3	14	-78.6%−11
B1	3	9	-66.7%−6
R1	3	9	-66.7%−6
K1	3	5	-40.0%−2
P4	3	4	-25.0%−1
NATO5	3	0	new+3
G3	2	2	+0.0%+0
E3D	2	0	new+2
NATO4	2	0	new+2
R2	2	0	new+2
P3	1	8	-87.5%−7
F2	1	1	+0.0%+0
H3	0	3	-100.0%−3
G1	0	2	-100.0%−2
H2A	0	2	-100.0%−2
H2B	0	1	-100.0%−1

Italy: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202538,830
20263,948

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	3,420	2,483	-27.4%
February	2,727	1,465	-46.3%
March	3,124	–	–
April	2,898	–	–
May	3,287	–	–
June	3,824	–	–
July	5,070	–	–
August	3,499	–	–
September	2,711	–	–
October	2,827	–	–
November	2,070	–	–
December	3,373	–	–

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 month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	30,702
2018	34,459
2019	34,736
2020	10,688
2021	22,222
2022	36,358
2023	40,806
2024	41,837
2025	38,830
2026 partial	3,948

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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 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	3,373	2,483	1,465
Total	3,373	2,483	1,465

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	601	698	-13.9%−97
Temporary workers	286	612	-53.3%−326
Exchange visitors	225	407	-44.7%−182
Transit and crew	172	204	-15.7%−32
Diplomats and international organizations	101	107	-5.6%−6
Students	68	423	-83.9%−355
Other	9	27	-66.7%−18
Fiancé(e)s and their children	3	5	-40.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	598	689	-13.2%−91
J1	222	387	-42.6%−165
C1/D	172	204	-15.7%−32
F1	64	408	-84.3%−344
L1	57	149	-61.7%−92
E2	39	79	-50.6%−40
NATO2	33	50	-34.0%−17
Q1	33	3	+1000.0%+30
G4	32	26	+23.1%+6
O1	30	87	-65.5%−57
P1	28	58	-51.7%−30
L2	22	72	-69.4%−50
H1B	21	63	-66.7%−42
A2	19	18	+5.6%+1
O2	17	28	-39.3%−11
E1	16	29	-44.8%−13
I	9	27	-66.7%−18
O3	6	11	-45.5%−5
A1	6	7	-14.3%−1
H4	6	6	+0.0%+0
G2	4	2	+100.0%+2
J2	3	20	-85.0%−17
M1	3	14	-78.6%−11
B1	3	9	-66.7%−6
R1	3	9	-66.7%−6
K1	3	5	-40.0%−2
P4	3	4	-25.0%−1
NATO5	3	0	new+3
G3	2	2	+0.0%+0
E3D	2	0	new+2
NATO4	2	0	new+2
R2	2	0	new+2
P3	1	8	-87.5%−7
F2	1	1	+0.0%+0
H3	0	3	-100.0%−3
G1	0	2	-100.0%−2
H2A	0	2	-100.0%−2
H2B	0	1	-100.0%−1

Italy: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202538,830
20263,948

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	3,420	2,483	-27.4%
February	2,727	1,465	-46.3%
March	3,124	–	–
April	2,898	–	–
May	3,287	–	–
June	3,824	–	–
July	5,070	–	–
August	3,499	–	–
September	2,711	–	–
October	2,827	–	–
November	2,070	–	–
December	3,373	–	–

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

Italy: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	30,702
2018	34,459
2019	34,736
2020	10,688
2021	22,222
2022	36,358
2023	40,806
2024	41,837
2025	38,830
2026 partial	3,948

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