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Papua New Guinea · F1
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F1 visas issued to people from Papua New Guinea · February 2026
2
That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — -33.3%.
F1 visas made up 3.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.5% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
-33.3% vs January 2026 (3)last year: no earlier data
All published months together: 550
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Papua New Guinea · Visa class F1 · One total per month
- Dec 202515
- Jan 20263
- Feb 20262
Dec 2025
1575% of selected
Jan 2026
315% of selected
Feb 2026
210% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 12 (80.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 13 (86.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 2 |
Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · Papua New Guinea · F1 · March
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Papua New Guinea · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 2025100
- 20265
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 3 | -57.1% |
| February | 0 | 2 | – |
| March | 3 | – | – |
| April | 1 | – | – |
| May | 3 | – | – |
| June | 2 | – | – |
| July | 8 | – | – |
| August | 54 | – | – |
| September | 1 | – | – |
| October | 5 | – | – |
| November | 1 | – | – |
| December | 15 | – | – |
When is it busy? Papua New Guinea · F1
Busiest month: August (36.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (1.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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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 · F1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 2 |
| Nov '18 | 4 |
| Dec '18 | 7 |
| Jan '19 | 9 |
| Feb '19 | 0 |
| Mar '19 | 1 |
| Apr '19 | 0 |
| May '19 | 1 |
| Jun '19 | 3 |
| Jul '19 | 16 |
| Aug '19 | 24 |
| Sep '19 | 1 |
| Oct '19 | 2 |
| Nov '19 | 2 |
| Dec '19 | 6 |
| Jan '20 | 5 |
| Feb '20 | 4 |
| Mar '20 | 1 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 4 |
| Sep '20 | 4 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 3 |
| Dec '20 | 5 |
| Jan '21 | 3 |
| Feb '21 | 2 |
| Mar '21 | 0 |
| Apr '21 | 1 |
| May '21 | 2 |
| Jun '21 | 4 |
| Jul '21 | 5 |
| Aug '21 | 10 |
| Sep '21 | 3 |
| Oct '21 | 3 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 2 |
| Jan '22 | 5 |
| Feb '22 | 0 |
| Mar '22 | 3 |
| Apr '22 | 0 |
| May '22 | 4 |
| Jun '22 | 4 |
| Jul '22 | 14 |
| Aug '22 | 20 |
| Sep '22 | 3 |
| Oct '22 | 0 |
| Nov '22 | 0 |
| Dec '22 | 5 |
| Jan '23 | 6 |
| Feb '23 | 0 |
| Mar '23 | 2 |
| Apr '23 | 0 |
| May '23 | 0 |
| Jun '23 | 4 |
| Jul '23 | 52 |
| Aug '23 | 21 |
| Sep '23 | 1 |
| Oct '23 | 0 |
| Nov '23 | 4 |
| Dec '23 | 16 |
| Jan '24 | 4 |
| Feb '24 | 0 |
| Mar '24 | 0 |
| Apr '24 | 4 |
| May '24 | 0 |
| Jun '24 | 7 |
| Jul '24 | 18 |
| Aug '24 | 95 |
| Sep '24 | 3 |
| Oct '24 | 0 |
| Nov '24 | 2 |
| Dec '24 | 9 |
| Jan '25 | 7 |
| Feb '25 | 0 |
| Mar '25 | 3 |
| Apr '25 | 1 |
| May '25 | 3 |
| Jun '25 | 2 |
| Jul '25 | 8 |
| Aug '25 | 54 |
| Sep '25 | 1 |
| Oct '25 | 5 |
| Nov '25 | 1 |
| Dec '25 | 15 |
| Jan '26 | 3 |
| Feb '26 | 2 |