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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Papua New Guinea, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Papua New Guinea · February 2026
64

That is 24 more than in January 2026 (40) — +60.0%.

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+60.0% vs January 2026 (40)-19.0% vs February 2025 (79)

All published months together: 6,316

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Papua New Guinea · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202551
  • Jan 202640
  • Feb 202664
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (21.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 13 (25.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 514064
Total514064
Total visas issued
1,091
Latest 12 months · Papua New Guinea
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8717415511196120746257514064
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2616
  2. A2100
  3. F198
  4. G270
  5. J151
  6. L224

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors3119 +63.2%+12
Diplomats and international organizations216 +250.0%+15
Exchange visitors53 +66.7%+2
Transit and crew52 +150.0%+3
Students23 -33.3%−1
Temporary workers06 -100.0%−6
Other01 -100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B23117 +82.4%+14
A2163 +433.3%+13
J153 +66.7%+2
A150new+5
C330new+3
F123 -33.3%−1
C220new+2
L206 -100.0%−6
B102 -100.0%−2
C102 -100.0%−2
G202 -100.0%−2
G101 -100.0%−1
I01 -100.0%−1

Papua New Guinea: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,124
  • 2026104
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Month20252026Change
January5840 -31.0%
February7964 -19.0%
March87––
April174––
May155––
June111––
July96––
August120––
September74––
October62––
November57––
December51––

When is it busy? Papua New Guinea

Busiest month: July (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.4%). 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.

Papua New Guinea: 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 1,287
FY2020 345
FY2021 186
FY2022 679
FY2023 1,013
FY2024 1,368
FY2025 1,164
FY2026 partial274