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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nicaragua · B1

3,540 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Visa class as printed by the State Department

B1 visas issued to people from Nicaragua · February 2026
3

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (14) — ▼ -78.6%.

B1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-78.6% vs January 2026 (14)▼-62.5% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 2,486

Nicaragua · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025129
  • 202617
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Month20252026Change
January2814▼ -50.0%
February83▼ -62.5%
March13––
April12––
May4––
June12––
July11––
August8––
September7––
October8––
November10––
December8––

When is it busy? Nicaragua · B1

Busiest month: February (15.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.6%
15.5%
11.7%
7.6%
5.5%
8.0%
4.6%
6.1%
3.9%
8.0%
7.5%
9.0%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Nicaragua · B1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial112
FY2018 266
FY2019 216
FY2020 212
FY2021 150
FY2022 252
FY2023 380
FY2024 609
FY2025 246
FY2026 partial43

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Total visas issued
110
Latest 12 months · Nicaragua · B1
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Nicaragua · Visa class B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 202614
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
832% of selected
Jan 2026
1456% of selected
Feb 2026
312% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (75.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (62.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 8143
Total8143