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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%.

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
175,345
Latest 12 months · Mexico · February

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–––––––––––175.3K
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. BBBCC135,645
  2. H2A28,944
  3. H2B2,175
  4. B1/B21,335
  5. J11,277
  6. BBBCV1,213

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
0100K200K300K400KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '18132,743
Nov '18118,057
Dec '1896,743
Jan '19116,983
Feb '19110,950
Mar '19138,481
Apr '19136,470
May '19125,464
Jun '19126,418
Jul '19119,604
Aug '19132,497
Sep '19110,553
Oct '19139,711
Nov '19120,738
Dec '19122,620
Jan '20135,385
Feb '20123,246
Mar '20124,082
Apr '2040,084
May '2027,361
Jun '2021,537
Jul '2015,722
Aug '2038,687
Sep '2052,569
Oct '2054,837
Nov '2044,476
Dec '2048,890
Jan '2147,415
Feb '2162,563
Mar '21104,239
Apr '2196,840
May '2187,247
Jun '2192,801
Jul '2181,775
Aug '2195,728
Sep '2195,425
Oct '2194,853
Nov '21107,496
Dec '21116,367
Jan '22113,261
Feb '22131,222
Mar '22180,018
Apr '22156,382
May '22162,891
Jun '22161,966
Jul '22127,800
Aug '22188,633
Sep '22191,400
Oct '22156,624
Nov '22147,516
Dec '22159,293
Jan '23221,012
Feb '23223,072
Mar '23275,087
Apr '23199,449
May '23212,521
Jun '23191,645
Jul '23158,585
Aug '23191,543
Sep '23199,010
Oct '23205,428
Nov '23182,141
Dec '23169,951
Jan '24203,121
Feb '24208,372
Mar '24201,839
Apr '24227,360
May '24237,122
Jun '24194,295
Jul '24180,096
Aug '24182,827
Sep '24220,468
Oct '24239,020
Nov '24182,085
Dec '24191,694
Jan '25242,218
Feb '25211,725
Mar '25236,364
Apr '25235,422
May '25193,953
Jun '25172,797
Jul '25183,591
Aug '25220,068
Sep '25184,763
Oct '25177,751
Nov '25124,865
Dec '25133,499
Jan '26161,199
Feb '26175,345