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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nicaragua · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Nicaragua · February 2026
1

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -66.7%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-66.7% vs January 2026 (3)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 1,768

Nicaragua · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025203
  • 20264
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January63▼ -50.0%
February31▼ -66.7%
March12––
April21––
May36––
June29––
July54––
August12––
September2––
October5––
November6––
December17––

When is it busy? Nicaragua · F1

Busiest month: July (22.1% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.0%
1.8%
3.6%
5.3%
10.3%
18.6%
22.1%
9.3%
2.7%
5.1%
6.7%
10.7%
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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '173
May '1723
Jun '1723
Jul '1746
Aug '1737
Sep '171
Oct '172
Nov '174
Dec '1723
Jan '188
Feb '184
Mar '185
Apr '18
3
May '184
Jun '1844
Jul '1850
Aug '1830
Sep '189
Oct '1811
Nov '1815
Dec '1829
Jan '1915
Feb '192
Mar '199
Apr '1910
May '1922
Jun '1940
Jul '1946
Aug '1929
Sep '197
Oct '193
Nov '196
Dec '1924
Jan '207
Feb '202
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '2033
Aug '206
Sep '202
Oct '2017
Nov '2022
Dec '2015
Jan '212
Feb '213
Mar '213
Apr '215
May '2120
Jun '2141
Jul '2152
Aug '2121
Sep '215
Oct '2111
Nov '2116
Dec '2115
Jan '227
Feb '226
Mar '226
Apr '2212
May '2235
Jun '2265
Jul '2231
Aug '2215
Sep '2211
Oct '226
Nov '229
Dec '2218
Jan '237
Feb '235
Mar '237
Apr '2320
May '2327
Jun '2342
Jul '2338
Aug '2313
Sep '233
Oct '234
Nov '238
Dec '2324
Jan '249
Feb '244
Mar '2411
Apr '2419
May '2431
Jun '2457
Jul '2436
Aug '2427
Sep '245
Oct '2413
Nov '249
Dec '2426
Jan '256
Feb '253
Mar '2512
Apr '2521
May '2536
Jun '2529
Jul '2554
Aug '2512
Sep '252
Oct '255
Nov '256
Dec '2517
Jan '263
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
29
Latest 12 months · Nicaragua · F1 · June
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Nicaragua · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
1781% of selected
Jan 2026
314% of selected
Feb 2026
15% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 14 (82.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 16 (94.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1731
Total1731