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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Maldives

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Maldives, and how that changed.

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. A2139
  2. B1/B284
  3. G266
  4. J18
  5. F17
Visas issued to people from Maldives · February 2026
29

That is 15 more than in January 2026 (14) — ▲ +107.1%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+107.1% vs January 2026 (14)▲+20.8% vs February 2025 (24)

All published months together: 2,935

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Diplomats and international organizations217▲ +200.0%+14
Visitors81▲ +700.0%+7
Students04▼ -100.0%−4
Exchange visitors02▼ -100.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
A2153▲ +400.0%+12
B1/B281▲ +700.0%+7
G261▲ +500.0%+5
F102▼ -100.0%−2
J102▼ -100.0%−2
M102▼ -100.0%−2
A101▼ -100.0%−1
G101

Maldives: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025348
  • 202643
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2914▼ -51.7%
February2429▲ +20.8%
March37––
April43––
May38––
June28––
July31––
August25––
September33––
October41––
November12––
December7––

When is it busy? Maldives

Busiest month: October (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.8%
7.7%
5.4%
7.8%
7.7%
7.8%
10.9%
11.6%
11.2%
12.9%
6.0%
3.2%
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.

Maldives: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial235
2018 281
2019 400
2020 64
2021 157
2022 442
2023 542
2024 423
2025 348
2026 partial43
▼ -100.0%
−1
G401▼ -100.0%−1
Total visas issued
37
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Maldives · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 202614
  • Feb 202629
Dec 2025
714% of selected
Jan 2026
1428% of selected
Feb 2026
2958% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 22 (314.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 71429
Total71429