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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
23
Latest 12 months · Panama · F1 · September

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  1. B1/B25,256
  2. C1/D143
  3. H2B99
  4. A260
  5. J124
  6. F123

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

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0100200300400Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1824
Nov '1873
Dec '18130
Jan '19182
Feb '1916
Mar '19151
Apr '1921
May '1978
Jun '19140
Jul '19145
Aug '1999
Sep '1938
Oct '1915
Nov '1915
Dec '1968
Jan '20127
Feb '2016
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '2084
Sep '2029
Oct '2041
Nov '2089
Dec '20149
Jan '2154
Feb '219
Mar '2143
Apr '21133
May '21150
Jun '21101
Jul '21343
Aug '21119
Sep '21100
Oct '2140
Nov '2176
Dec '21143
Jan '2248
Feb '2238
Mar '2236
Apr '2254
May '2278
Jun '22218
Jul '22100
Aug '22109
Sep '2216
Oct '2231
Nov '2247
Dec '2248
Jan '2338
Feb '2315
Mar '2341
Apr '2343
May '2390
Jun '23160
Jul '23154
Aug '2393
Sep '2319
Oct '2338
Nov '2340
Dec '2355
Jan '2449
Feb '2426
Mar '2422
Apr '2484
May '24103
Jun '24109
Jul '24179
Aug '2468
Sep '2416
Oct '2428
Nov '2467
Dec '2469
Jan '2518
Feb '2510
Mar '2516
Apr '2546
May '2564
Jun '2560
Jul '25147
Aug '25102
Sep '2523
Oct '2528
Nov '2532
Dec '2560
Jan '2643
Feb '264