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

Visas issued to people from Latvia · February 2026

123

That is 28 fewer than in January 2026 (151) — -18.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

-18.5% vs January 2026 (151)-15.2% vs February 2025 (145)

All published months together: 19,008

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
Transit and crew	37	60	-38.3%−23
Visitors	29	47	-38.3%−18
Temporary workers	26	19	+36.8%+7
Diplomats and international organizations	16	8	+100.0%+8
Exchange visitors	8	11	-27.3%−3
Students	4	3	+33.3%+1
Other	2	1	+100.0%+1
Fiancé(e)s and their children	1	2	-50.0%−1

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
C1/D	37	60	-38.3%−23
B1/B2	28	45	-37.8%−17
E2	17	1	+1600.0%+16
J1	8	10	-20.0%−2
NATO2	7	5	+40.0%+2
F1	4	3	+33.3%+1
O1	3	4	-25.0%−1
A2	3	1

Latvia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20252,162
2026274

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	142	151	+6.3%
February	145	123	-15.2%
March	191	–	–
April	265	–	–
May	186	–	–
June	245	–	–
July	225	–	–
August	228	–	–
September	153	–	–
October	152	–	–
November	80	–	–
December	150	–	–

When is it busy? Latvia

Busiest month: August (10.2% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Latvia: 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	2,035
2018	2,369
2019	2,281
2020	1,112
2021	1,356
2022	2,252
2023	2,379
2024	2,788
2025	2,162
2026 partial	274

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	150	151	123
Total	150	151	123

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