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Mexico · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
96

That is 126 fewer than in January 2026 (222) — -56.8%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-56.8% vs January 2026 (222)-11.9% vs February 2025 (109)

All published months together: 44,841

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Mexico · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025336
  • Jan 2026222
  • Feb 202696
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  • Jan 2026 is 114 (33.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 240 (71.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 33622296
Total33622296
Total visas issued
5,638
Latest 12 months · Mexico · F1
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By month · latest 12 months

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2012258138561.5K84519512319733622296
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. BBBCC1,707,992
  2. H2A288,747
  3. H2B75,556
  4. BBBCV21,260
  5. J117,102
  6. TN16,631

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

compared with
  • 20255,729
  • 2026318
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January300222 -26.0%
February10996 -11.9%
March201––
April225––
May813––
June856––
July1,529––
August845––
September195––
October123––
November197––
December336––

When is it busy? Mexico · F1

Busiest month: August (19.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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.

Mexico · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial758
2019 5,876
2020 3,260
2021 7,765
2022 7,565
2023 7,043
2024 6,527
2025 5,729
2026 partial318