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Mexico · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
48

That is 41 fewer than in January 2026 (89) — -46.1%.

O1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-46.1% vs January 2026 (89)-35.1% vs February 2025 (74)

All published months together: 5,271

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Mexico · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202572
  • Jan 202689
  • Feb 202648
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  • Jan 2026 is 17 (23.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 24 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 728948
Total728948
Total visas issued
806
Latest 12 months · Mexico · O1
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758466546678716043728948
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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 · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025840
  • 2026137
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January9789 -8.2%
February7448 -35.1%
March75––
April84––
May66––
June54––
July66––
August78––
September71––
October60––
November43––
December72––

When is it busy? Mexico · O1

Busiest month: January (9.9% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.8%). 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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial148
2019 647
2020 342
2021 586
2022 796
2023 857
2024 918
2025 840
2026 partial137