Mexico · R1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Mexico
Creator: Visa Status

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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

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: 3,225

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	53	42	-20.8%
February	31	16	-48.4%
March	21	–	–
April	27	–	–
May	33	–	–
June	42	–	–
July	41	–	–
August	32	–	–
September	30	–	–
October	25	–	–
November	29	–	–
December	27	–	–

When is it busy? Mexico · R1

Busiest month: January (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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7.8%

5.9%

7.0%

9.3%

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8.4%

7.9%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	34
Apr '17	32
May '17	23
Jun '17	52
Jul '17	46
Aug '17	56
Sep '17	30
Oct '17	37
Nov '17	30
Dec '17	38
Jan '18	44
Feb '18	29
Mar '18	28
Apr '18	19

Mexico · R1

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

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