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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Latvia · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Latvia · February 2026
3

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -25.0%.

O1 visas made up 2.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-25.0% vs January 2026 (4)▲+50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 232

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

compared with
  • 202533
  • 20267
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January24▲ +100.0%
February23▲ +50.0%
March3––
April3––
May5––
June4––
July3––
August6––
September2––
October1––
November1––
December1––

When is it busy? Latvia · O1

Busiest month: January (15.6% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.6%
8.2%
5.3%
6.7%
6.5%
5.3%
10.8%
10.2%
7.0%
7.0%
6.7%
10.9%
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.

Latvia · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '174
May '175
Jun '171
Jul '171
Aug '176
Sep '176
Oct '171
Nov '172
Dec '173
Jan '187
Feb '183
Mar '180
Apr '183
May '182
Jun '183
Jul '185
Aug '183
Sep '186
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '182
Jan '194
Feb '194
Mar '193
Apr '190
May '195
Jun '191
Jul '193
Aug '192
Sep '193
Oct '192
Nov '191
Dec '195
Jan '205
Feb '202
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '202
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '213
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '211
Nov '212
Dec '212
Jan '227
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '224
May '221
Jun '222
Jul '220
Aug '223
Sep '221
Oct '221
Nov '222
Dec '223
Jan '230
Feb '232
Mar '233
Apr '233
May '232
Jun '233
Jul '233
Aug '232
Sep '233
Oct '233
Nov '231
Dec '233
Jan '243
Feb '242
Mar '242
Apr '242
May '241
Jun '240
Jul '242
Aug '242
Sep '242
Oct '240
Nov '241
Dec '244
Jan '252
Feb '252
Mar '253
Apr '253
May '255
Jun '254
Jul '253
Aug '256
Sep '252
Oct '251
Nov '251
Dec '251
Jan '264
Feb '263

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4
Latest 12 months · Latvia · O1 · January
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Latvia · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
113% of selected
Jan 2026
450% of selected
Feb 2026
338% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 143
Total143