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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Papua New Guinea · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from Papua New Guinea · February 2026
16

That is 13 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +433.3%.

A2 visas made up 25.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+433.3% vs January 2026 (3)▲+77.8% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 966

Papua New Guinea · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025103
  • 202619
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January133▼ -76.9%
February916▲ +77.8%
March9––
April9––
May2––
June13––
July20––
August10––
September1––
October17––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? Papua New Guinea · A2

Busiest month: September (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.6%
9.6%
10.5%
4.2%
10.2%
4.5%
9.2%
12.3%
13.3%
8.9%
5.7%
2.0%
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.

Papua New Guinea · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1716
Apr '175
May '1712
Jun '175
Jul '1712
Aug '1712
Sep '175
Oct '175
Nov '170
Dec '175
Jan '183
Feb '184
Mar '1819
Apr '187
May '1810
Jun '184
Jul '182
Aug '1810
Sep '183
Oct '1810
Nov '1827
Dec '180
Jan '196
Feb '190
Mar '1915
Apr '195
May '1915
Jun '1910
Jul '194
Aug '1927
Sep '199
Oct '1914
Nov '193
Dec '199
Jan '204
Feb '203
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '217
Aug '218
Sep '2137
Oct '216
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '222
Feb '227
Mar '222
Apr '222
May '2213
Jun '225
Jul '2213
Aug '228
Sep '2213
Oct '223
Nov '220
Dec '224
Jan '2317
Feb '2332
Mar '2314
Apr '2311
May '2334
Jun '236
Jul '2316
Aug '2320
Sep '2334
Oct '2323
Nov '2321
Dec '231
Jan '244
Feb '2416
Mar '2425
Apr '2411
May '2443
Jun '242
Jul '244
Aug '2441
Sep '244
Oct '2415
Nov '249
Dec '244
Jan '2513
Feb '259
Mar '259
Apr '259
May '252
Jun '2513
Jul '2520
Aug '2510
Sep '251
Oct '2517
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '263
Feb '2616

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Latest 12 months · Papua New Guinea · A2 · September
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Papua New Guinea · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 202616
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
316% of selected
Feb 2026
1684% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 16 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 0316
Total0316