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Mexico · R1

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Religious worker · For ministers and other religious workers coming to work for a religious organization.

R1 visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
16

That is 26 fewer than in January 2026 (42) — -61.9%.

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

Quick view · February 2026
-61.9% vs January 2026 (42)-48.4% vs February 2025 (31)

All published months together: 2,517

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Mexico · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202527
  • Jan 202642
  • Feb 202616
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  • Jan 2026 is 15 (55.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 11 (40.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 274216
Total274216
Total visas issued
365
Latest 12 months · Mexico · R1
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By month · latest 12 months

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212733424132302529274216
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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025391
  • 202658
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5342 -20.8%
February3116 -48.4%
March21––
April27––
May33––
June42––
July41––
August32––
September30––
October25––
November29––
December27––

When is it busy? Mexico · R1

Busiest month: January (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.1%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial90
2019 379
2020 134
2021 252
2022 329
2023 425
2024 459
2025 391
2026 partial58