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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Malaysia · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Malaysia · February 2026
2

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (0).

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▲+100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 116

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Malaysia · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
2100% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 002
Total002

Malaysia · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202517
  • 20262
01234JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January10▼ -100.0%
February12▲ +100.0%
March2––
April1––
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August1––
September4––
October0––
November1––
December0––

When is it busy? Malaysia · R1

Busiest month: May (15.4% of a typical year). Quietest: August (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.4%
12.0%
7.6%
9.4%
15.4%
3.8%
7.7%
3.2%
10.8%
12.1%
6.2%
5.5%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Malaysia · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01234Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '171
May '172
Jun '172
Jul '171
Aug '170
Sep '171
Oct '173
Nov '171
Dec '170
Jan '181
Feb '183
Mar '182
Apr '182
May '181
Jun '180
Jul '182
Aug '181
Sep '180
Oct '182
Nov '181
Dec '181
Jan '192
Feb '191
Mar '191
Apr '191
May '192
Jun '191
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '191
Oct '191
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '212
May '212
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '214
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '221
May '222
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '221
Sep '222
Oct '221
Nov '220
Dec '221
Jan '232
Feb '234
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '232
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '230
Sep '232
Oct '231
Nov '232
Dec '232
Jan '240
Feb '243
Mar '240
Apr '242
May '244
Jun '241
Jul '243
Aug '240
Sep '242
Oct '242
Nov '242
Dec '242
Jan '251
Feb '251
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '252
Jun '252
Jul '252
Aug '251
Sep '254
Oct '250
Nov '251
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '262

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