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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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F1 visas issued to people from Lesotho · February 2026
0

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -100.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 11.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (2)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 148

Lesotho · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202512
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January22▲ +0.0%
February00–
March1––
April1––
May2––
June1––
July3––
August0––
September1––
October0––
November0––
December1––

When is it busy? Lesotho · F1

Busiest month: July (22.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (0.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%
1.4%
1.7%
1.0%
6.3%
16.3%
22.9%
20.4%
1.7%
0.7%
2.0%
17.4%
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.

Lesotho · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '171
Jul '178
Aug '172
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '181
Feb '180
Mar '181
Apr '180
May '182
Jun '189
Jul '181
Aug '184
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '182
Jan '191
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '192
Jun '194
Jul '194
Aug '1911
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '191
Dec '192
Jan '201
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '216
Jul '214
Aug '214
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '211
Jan '221
Feb '221
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '222
Jun '221
Jul '226
Aug '224
Sep '221
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '224
Jan '230
Feb '231
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '230
Jun '230
Jul '237
Aug '235
Sep '230
Oct '231
Nov '231
Dec '232
Jan '242
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '240
May '240
Jun '244
Jul '248
Aug '245
Sep '240
Oct '240
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '252
Feb '250
Mar '251
Apr '251
May '252
Jun '251
Jul '253
Aug '250
Sep '251
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '251
Jan '262
Feb '260

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Lesotho · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
133% of selected
Jan 2026
267% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 120
Total120