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

Visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
175,345

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

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

All published months together: 13,085,966

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Mexico · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025133,499
  • Jan 2026161,199
  • Feb 2026175,345
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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 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 133,499161,199175,345
Total133,499161,199175,345
Total visas issued
220,068
Latest 12 months · Mexico · August
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. BBBCC184,748
  2. H2A24,706
  3. BBBCV1,667
  4. TN1,494
  5. B1/B21,274
  6. F1845

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
Visitors137,431129,573 +6.1%+7,858
Temporary workers34,50528,261 +22.1%+6,244
Other1,3251,426 -7.1%−101
Exchange visitors1,283961 +33.5%+322
Transit and crew360330 +9.1%+30
Fiancé(e)s and their children168161 +4.3%+7
Diplomats and international organizations149222 -32.9%−73
Students124265 -53.2%−141

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
BBBCC135,645128,122 +5.9%+7,523
H2A28,94422,129 +30.8%+6,815
H2B2,1751,868 +16.4%+307
B1/B21,3351,116 +19.6%+219
J11,277944 +35.3%+333
TN1,2131,467 -17.3%−254
BBBCV1,2131,268 -4.3%−55
TD544657 -17.2%−113
B1445334 +33.2%+111
C1/D321324 -0.9%−3
H4314332 -5.4%−18
L1253342 -26.0%−89
L2243348 -30.2%−105
P1200316 -36.7%−116
O2169171 -1.2%−2
K1146132 +10.6%+14
H1B127198 -35.9%−71
E2123123 +0.0%+0
A2113179 -36.9%−66
F196222 -56.8%−126
I85124 -31.5%−39
E15684 -33.3%−28
O14889 -46.1%−41
P43115 +106.7%+16
P33042 -28.6%−12
C2270new+27
K22229 -24.1%−7
M12030 -33.3%−10
R11642 -61.9%−26
U31622 -27.3%−6
G41618 -11.1%−2
A11522 -31.8%−7
O31012 -16.7%−2
C1106 +66.7%+4
F2813 -38.5%−5
Q1717 -58.8%−10
J2617 -64.7%−11
B261 +500.0%+5
T351 +400.0%+4
U243 +33.3%+1
G142 +100.0%+2
R227 -71.4%−5
U116 -83.3%−5
G211 +0.0%+0
C310new+1
D10new+1
T510new+1
E3D01 -100.0%−1
H301 -100.0%−1
U401 -100.0%−1
U501 -100.0%−1

Mexico: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,317,016
  • 2026336,544
0100K200K300K400KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January242,218161,199 -33.4%
February211,725175,345 -17.2%
March236,364––
April235,422––
May193,953––
June172,797––
July183,591––
August220,068––
September184,763––
October177,751––
November124,865––
December133,499––

When is it busy? Mexico

Busiest month: March (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.6%). 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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01M2M3M4M2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial347,543
2019 1,500,489
2020 726,876
2021 1,082,749
2022 1,877,006
2023 2,429,444
2024 2,468,299
2025 2,317,016
2026 partial336,544