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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Panama · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Panama · February 2026
3

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -25.0%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-25.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-25.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 127

Panama · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202521
  • 20267
01234JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January34▲ +33.3%
February43▼ -25.0%
March3––
April0––
May2––
June1––
July0––
August3––
September1––
October3––
November1––
December0––

When is it busy? Panama · O1

Busiest month: January (16.7% of a typical year). Quietest: July (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.7%
9.7%
9.3%
5.5%
8.1%
6.5%
3.2%
7.5%
8.6%
6.8%
7.2%
10.9%
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.

Panama · O1: 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 '173
Jul '171
Aug '171
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '172
Dec '172
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '181
Apr '180
May '181
Jun '181
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '183
Oct '180
Nov '181
Dec '180
Jan '192
Feb '192
Mar '191
Apr '192
May '192
Jun '190
Jul '191
Aug '192
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '191
Dec '191
Jan '203
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '212
Sep '212
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '213
Jan '222
Feb '223
Mar '222
Apr '222
May '221
Jun '222
Jul '220
Aug '222
Sep '221
Oct '221
Nov '222
Dec '220
Jan '231
Feb '232
Mar '232
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '230
Sep '230
Oct '230
Nov '230
Dec '233
Jan '242
Feb '242
Mar '242
Apr '242
May '241
Jun '243
Jul '242
Aug '241
Sep '240
Oct '244
Nov '241
Dec '241
Jan '253
Feb '254
Mar '253
Apr '250
May '252
Jun '251
Jul '250
Aug '253
Sep '251
Oct '253
Nov '251
Dec '250
Jan '264
Feb '263

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Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · Panama · O1 · August
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Panama · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
457% of selected
Feb 2026
343% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 043
Total043