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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Mexico
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Mexico, and how that changed.

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Visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026

175,345

That is 14,146 more than in January 2026 (161,199) — +8.8%.

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+8.8% vs January 2026 (161,199)-17.2% vs February 2025 (211,725)

All published months together: 15,242,636

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Dec 2025133,499
Jan 2026161,199
Feb 2026175,345

Dec 2025

133,49928% of selected

Jan 2026

161,19934% of selected

Feb 2026

175,34537% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 27,700 (20.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 41,846 (31.3%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	133,499	161,199	175,345
Total	133,499	161,199	175,345

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	137,431	129,573	+6.1%+7,858
Temporary workers	34,505	28,261	+22.1%+6,244
Other	1,325	1,426	-7.1%−101
Exchange visitors	1,283	961	+33.5%+322
Transit and crew	360	330	+9.1%+30
Fiancé(e)s and their children	168	161	+4.3%+7
Diplomats and international organizations	149	222	-32.9%−73
Students	124	265	-53.2%−141

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
BBBCC	135,645	128,122	+5.9%+7,523
H2A	28,944	22,129	+30.8%+6,815
H2B	2,175	1,868	+16.4%+307
B1/B2	1,335	1,116	+19.6%+219
J1	1,277	944	+35.3%+333
TN	1,213	1,467	-17.3%−254
BBBCV	1,213	1,268	-4.3%−55
TD	544	657	-17.2%−113
B1	445	334	+33.2%+111
C1/D	321	324	-0.9%−3
H4	314	332	-5.4%−18
L1	253	342	-26.0%−89
L2	243	348	-30.2%−105
P1	200	316	-36.7%−116
O2	169	171	-1.2%−2
K1	146	132	+10.6%+14
H1B	127	198	-35.9%−71
E2	123	123	+0.0%+0
A2	113	179	-36.9%−66
F1	96	222	-56.8%−126
I	85	124	-31.5%−39
E1	56	84	-33.3%−28
O1	48	89	-46.1%−41
P4	31	15	+106.7%+16
P3	30	42	-28.6%−12
C2	27	0	new+27
K2	22	29	-24.1%−7
M1	20	30	-33.3%−10
R1	16	42	-61.9%−26
U3	16	22	-27.3%−6
G4	16	18	-11.1%−2
A1	15	22	-31.8%−7
O3	10	12	-16.7%−2
C1	10	6	+66.7%+4
F2	8	13	-38.5%−5
Q1	7	17	-58.8%−10
J2	6	17	-64.7%−11
B2	6	1	+500.0%+5
T3	5	1	+400.0%+4
U2	4	3	+33.3%+1
G1	4	2	+100.0%+2
R2	2	7	-71.4%−5
U1	1	6	-83.3%−5
G2	1	1	+0.0%+0
C3	1	0	new+1
D	1	0	new+1
T5	1	0	new+1
E3D	0	1	-100.0%−1
H3	0	1	-100.0%−1
U4	0	1	-100.0%−1
U5	0	1	-100.0%−1

Mexico: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20252,317,016
2026336,544

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	242,218	161,199	-33.4%
February	211,725	175,345	-17.2%
March	236,364	–	–
April	235,422	–	–
May	193,953	–	–
June	172,797	–	–
July	183,591	–	–
August	220,068	–	–
September	184,763	–	–
October	177,751	–	–
November	124,865	–	–
December	133,499	–	–

When is it busy? Mexico

Busiest month: March (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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8.1%

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8.6%

7.6%

7.7%

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.

Mexico: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	784,276
FY2018	1,372,394
FY2019	1,464,963
FY2020	961,742
FY2021	912,236
FY2022	1,732,289
FY2023	2,335,357
FY2024	2,413,020
FY2025	2,493,700
FY2026 partial	772,659

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Mexico · All visa categories · One total per month

Dec 2025133,499
Jan 2026161,199
Feb 2026175,345

Dec 2025

133,49928% of selected

Jan 2026

161,19934% of selected

Feb 2026

175,34537% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 27,700 (20.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 41,846 (31.3%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	133,499	161,199	175,345
Total	133,499	161,199	175,345

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	137,431	129,573	+6.1%+7,858
Temporary workers	34,505	28,261	+22.1%+6,244
Other	1,325	1,426	-7.1%−101
Exchange visitors	1,283	961	+33.5%+322
Transit and crew	360	330	+9.1%+30
Fiancé(e)s and their children	168	161	+4.3%+7
Diplomats and international organizations	149	222	-32.9%−73
Students	124	265	-53.2%−141

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
BBBCC	135,645	128,122	+5.9%+7,523
H2A	28,944	22,129	+30.8%+6,815
H2B	2,175	1,868	+16.4%+307
B1/B2	1,335	1,116	+19.6%+219
J1	1,277	944	+35.3%+333
TN	1,213	1,467	-17.3%−254
BBBCV	1,213	1,268	-4.3%−55
TD	544	657	-17.2%−113
B1	445	334	+33.2%+111
C1/D	321	324	-0.9%−3
H4	314	332	-5.4%−18
L1	253	342	-26.0%−89
L2	243	348	-30.2%−105
P1	200	316	-36.7%−116
O2	169	171	-1.2%−2
K1	146	132	+10.6%+14
H1B	127	198	-35.9%−71
E2	123	123	+0.0%+0
A2	113	179	-36.9%−66
F1	96	222	-56.8%−126
I	85	124	-31.5%−39
E1	56	84	-33.3%−28
O1	48	89	-46.1%−41
P4	31	15	+106.7%+16
P3	30	42	-28.6%−12
C2	27	0	new+27
K2	22	29	-24.1%−7
M1	20	30	-33.3%−10
R1	16	42	-61.9%−26
U3	16	22	-27.3%−6
G4	16	18	-11.1%−2
A1	15	22	-31.8%−7
O3	10	12	-16.7%−2
C1	10	6	+66.7%+4
F2	8	13	-38.5%−5
Q1	7	17	-58.8%−10
J2	6	17	-64.7%−11
B2	6	1	+500.0%+5
T3	5	1	+400.0%+4
U2	4	3	+33.3%+1
G1	4	2	+100.0%+2
R2	2	7	-71.4%−5
U1	1	6	-83.3%−5
G2	1	1	+0.0%+0
C3	1	0	new+1
D	1	0	new+1
T5	1	0	new+1
E3D	0	1	-100.0%−1
H3	0	1	-100.0%−1
U4	0	1	-100.0%−1
U5	0	1	-100.0%−1

Mexico: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20252,317,016
2026336,544

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	242,218	161,199	-33.4%
February	211,725	175,345	-17.2%
March	236,364	–	–
April	235,422	–	–
May	193,953	–	–
June	172,797	–	–
July	183,591	–	–
August	220,068	–	–
September	184,763	–	–
October	177,751	–	–
November	124,865	–	–
December	133,499	–	–

When is it busy? Mexico

Busiest month: March (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.0%

8.8%

10.5%

8.6%

8.1%

7.7%

6.9%

8.3%

8.6%

7.6%

7.7%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Mexico: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	784,276
FY2018	1,372,394
FY2019	1,464,963
FY2020	961,742
FY2021	912,236
FY2022	1,732,289
FY2023	2,335,357
FY2024	2,413,020
FY2025	2,493,700
FY2026 partial	772,659

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