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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nicaragua · R1

3,540 green cards issued in 2024 →
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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 Nicaragua · February 2026
0

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -100.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (3)▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 108

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

compared with
  • 202511
  • 20263
01234JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January23▲ +50.0%
February10▼ -100.0%
March1––
April0––
May2––
June0––
July0––
August0––
September1––
October1––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? Nicaragua · R1

Busiest month: January (16.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.8%
8.8%
10.3%
1.9%
10.5%
9.8%
4.0%
9.2%
6.7%
11.2%
7.1%
3.7%
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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01234Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '171
May '170
Jun '171
Jul '170
Aug '173
Sep '170
Oct '171
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '181
Feb '180
Mar '181
Apr '180
May '182
Jun '181
Jul '180
Aug '181
Sep '180
Oct '182
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '193
Feb '192
Mar '192
Apr '190
May '191
Jun '191
Jul '193
Aug '191
Sep '193
Oct '194
Nov '191
Dec '190
Jan '202
Feb '201
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '211
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '212
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '222
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '223
May '222
Jun '221
Jul '221
Aug '223
Sep '221
Oct '221
Nov '223
Dec '221
Jan '231
Feb '231
Mar '231
Apr '230
May '230
Jun '232
Jul '230
Aug '231
Sep '232
Oct '232
Nov '230
Dec '231
Jan '243
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '240
May '242
Jun '242
Jul '240
Aug '243
Sep '241
Oct '242
Nov '241
Dec '241
Jan '252
Feb '251
Mar '251
Apr '250
May '252
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '251
Oct '251
Nov '252
Dec '251
Jan '263
Feb '260

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Nicaragua · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
125% of selected
Jan 2026
375% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 130
Total130