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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Madagascar · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Madagascar · February 2026
5

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (13) — ▼ -61.5%.

F1 visas made up 3.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 9.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-61.5% vs January 2026 (13)▼-16.7% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,073

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

compared with
  • 2025129
  • 202618
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Month20252026Change
January1613▼ -18.8%
February65▼ -16.7%
March5––
April5––
May10––
June17––
July16––
August31––
September3––
October2––
November3––
December15––

When is it busy? Madagascar · F1

Busiest month: August (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.8%
4.2%
4.8%
3.3%
5.2%
10.8%
14.9%
17.0%
4.5%
4.4%
5.3%
12.8%
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.

Madagascar · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '171
May '174
Jun '1719
Jul '1722
Aug '1714
Sep '173
Oct '171
Nov '176
Dec '1711
Jan '1820
Feb '183
Mar '181
Apr '18
6
May '182
Jun '1819
Jul '1822
Aug '1822
Sep '184
Oct '185
Nov '182
Dec '1816
Jan '1911
Feb '196
Mar '196
Apr '192
May '1916
Jun '1911
Jul '1934
Aug '1926
Sep '1911
Oct '195
Nov '199
Dec '1922
Jan '2015
Feb '206
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '202
Aug '203
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '208
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '218
Apr '213
May '214
Jun '218
Jul '2118
Aug '219
Sep '219
Oct '216
Nov '216
Dec '2112
Jan '227
Feb '222
Mar '225
Apr '223
May '224
Jun '2211
Jul '2224
Aug '2232
Sep '226
Oct '2212
Nov '2210
Dec '2211
Jan '2321
Feb '234
Mar '234
Apr '2310
May '237
Jun '2330
Jul '236
Aug '2331
Sep '2311
Oct '236
Nov '2312
Dec '239
Jan '249
Feb '242
Mar '245
Apr '246
May '2415
Jun '2421
Jul '2429
Aug '2421
Sep '242
Oct '2410
Nov '2416
Dec '2423
Jan '2516
Feb '256
Mar '255
Apr '255
May '2510
Jun '2517
Jul '2516
Aug '2531
Sep '253
Oct '252
Nov '253
Dec '2515
Jan '2613
Feb '265

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Total visas issued
31
Latest 12 months · Madagascar · F1 · August
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Madagascar · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202515
  • Jan 202613
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
1545% of selected
Jan 2026
1339% of selected
Feb 2026
515% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (13.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 15135
Total15135