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Nicaragua

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Nicaragua
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Nicaragua, and how that changed.

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Visas issued to people from Nicaragua · February 2026

1,089

That is 448 fewer than in January 2026 (1,537) — -29.1%.

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-29.1% vs January 2026 (1,537)-24.7% vs February 2025 (1,447)

All published months together: 123,196

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Dec 2025928
Jan 20261,537
Feb 20261,089

Dec 2025

92826% of selected

Jan 2026

1,53743% of selected

Feb 2026

1,08931% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 609 (65.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 161 (17.3%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	928	1,537	1,089
Total	928	1,537	1,089

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	773	882	-12.4%−109
Temporary workers	245	550	-55.5%−305
Transit and crew	53	87	-39.1%−34
Fiancé(e)s and their children	6	8	-25.0%−2
Exchange visitors	4	5	-20.0%−1
Other	4	0	new+4
Diplomats and international organizations	3	2	+50.0%+1
Students	1	3	-66.7%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	770	868	-11.3%−98
H2A	239	534	-55.2%−295
C1/D	42	66	-36.4%−24
C1	11	21	-47.6%−10
J1	4	4	+0.0%+0
B1	3	14	-78.6%−11
K1	3	7	-57.1%−4
K2	3	1	+200.0%+2
H1B	2	4	-50.0%−2
G4	2	1	+100.0%+1
T3	2	0	new+2
T6	2	0	new+2
F1	1	3	-66.7%−2
P1	1	1	+0.0%+0
A1	1	0	new+1
E2	1	0	new+1
H2B	1	0	new+1
H4	1	0	new+1
L2	0	4	-100.0%−4
R1	0	3	-100.0%−3
L1	0	2	-100.0%−2
A2	0	1	-100.0%−1
J2	0	1	-100.0%−1
O1	0	1	-100.0%−1
R2	0	1	-100.0%−1

Nicaragua: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202515,455
20262,626

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,708	1,537	-10.0%
February	1,447	1,089	-24.7%
March	1,158	–	–
April	986	–	–
May	1,025	–	–
June	1,190	–	–
July	1,281	–	–
August	1,510	–	–
September	1,506	–	–
October	1,752	–	–
November	964	–	–
December	928	–	–

When is it busy? Nicaragua

Busiest month: February (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.5%

11.8%

10.5%

6.7%

5.9%

6.6%

7.5%

7.6%

6.4%

10.5%

7.6%

7.4%

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: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	13,770
2018	12,821
2019	12,633
2020	3,916
2021	6,792
2022	19,314
2023	17,468
2024	18,401
2025	15,455
2026 partial	2,626

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Dec 2025928
Jan 20261,537
Feb 20261,089

Dec 2025

92826% of selected

Jan 2026

1,53743% of selected

Feb 2026

1,08931% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 609 (65.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 161 (17.3%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	928	1,537	1,089
Total	928	1,537	1,089

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	773	882	-12.4%−109
Temporary workers	245	550	-55.5%−305
Transit and crew	53	87	-39.1%−34
Fiancé(e)s and their children	6	8	-25.0%−2
Exchange visitors	4	5	-20.0%−1
Other	4	0	new+4
Diplomats and international organizations	3	2	+50.0%+1
Students	1	3	-66.7%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	770	868	-11.3%−98
H2A	239	534	-55.2%−295
C1/D	42	66	-36.4%−24
C1	11	21	-47.6%−10
J1	4	4	+0.0%+0
B1	3	14	-78.6%−11
K1	3	7	-57.1%−4
K2	3	1	+200.0%+2
H1B	2	4	-50.0%−2
G4	2	1	+100.0%+1
T3	2	0	new+2
T6	2	0	new+2
F1	1	3	-66.7%−2
P1	1	1	+0.0%+0
A1	1	0	new+1
E2	1	0	new+1
H2B	1	0	new+1
H4	1	0	new+1
L2	0	4	-100.0%−4
R1	0	3	-100.0%−3
L1	0	2	-100.0%−2
A2	0	1	-100.0%−1
J2	0	1	-100.0%−1
O1	0	1	-100.0%−1
R2	0	1	-100.0%−1

Nicaragua: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202515,455
20262,626

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,708	1,537	-10.0%
February	1,447	1,089	-24.7%
March	1,158	–	–
April	986	–	–
May	1,025	–	–
June	1,190	–	–
July	1,281	–	–
August	1,510	–	–
September	1,506	–	–
October	1,752	–	–
November	964	–	–
December	928	–	–

When is it busy? Nicaragua

Busiest month: February (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.5%

11.8%

10.5%

6.7%

5.9%

6.6%

7.5%

7.6%

6.4%

10.5%

7.6%

7.4%

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Nicaragua: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	13,770
2018	12,821
2019	12,633
2020	3,916
2021	6,792
2022	19,314
2023	17,468
2024	18,401
2025	15,455
2026 partial	2,626

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