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Panama · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Panama · February 2026
4

That is 39 fewer than in January 2026 (43) — -90.7%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-90.7% vs January 2026 (43)-60.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 6,128

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Panama · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202560
  • Jan 202643
  • Feb 20264
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  • Jan 2026 is 17 (28.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 56 (93.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 60434
Total60434
Total visas issued
625
Latest 12 months · Panama · F1

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1646646014710223283260434
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B253,959
  2. C1/D1,213
  3. F1625
  4. A2352
  5. J1195
  6. H2B136

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

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  • 2025606
  • 202647
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Month20252026Change
January1843 +138.9%
February104 -60.0%
March16––
April46––
May64––
June60––
July147––
August102––
September23––
October28––
November32––
December60––

When is it busy? Panama · F1

Busiest month: July (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Panama · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 1,097
FY2020 359
FY2021 1,331
FY2022 956
FY2023 779
FY2024 789
FY2025 650
FY2026 partial167