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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 647

Papua New Guinea · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025100
  • 20265
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January73▼ -57.1%
February02–
March3––
April1––
May3––
June2––
July8––
August54––
September1––
October5––
November1––
December15––

When is it busy? Papua New Guinea · F1

Busiest month: August (35.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (1.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.2%
2.9%
1.9%
1.1%
2.9%
5.2%
18.3%
35.9%
4.8%
2.6%
3.6%
11.6%
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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '177
Jul '1712
Aug '1731
Sep '174
Oct '170
Nov '171
Dec '174
Jan '184
Feb '181
Mar '180
Apr '181
May '183
Jun '184
Jul '187
Aug '1816
Sep '182
Oct '182
Nov '184
Dec '187
Jan '199
Feb '190
Mar '191
Apr '190
May '191
Jun '193
Jul '1916
Aug '1924
Sep '191
Oct '192
Nov '192
Dec '196
Jan '205
Feb '204
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '204
Sep '204
Oct '200
Nov '203
Dec '205
Jan '213
Feb '212
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '212
Jun '214
Jul '215
Aug '2110
Sep '213
Oct '213
Nov '210
Dec '212
Jan '225
Feb '220
Mar '223
Apr '220
May '224
Jun '224
Jul '2214
Aug '2220
Sep '223
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '225
Jan '236
Feb '230
Mar '232
Apr '230
May '230
Jun '234
Jul '2352
Aug '2321
Sep '231
Oct '230
Nov '234
Dec '2316
Jan '244
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '244
May '240
Jun '247
Jul '2418
Aug '2495
Sep '243
Oct '240
Nov '242
Dec '249
Jan '257
Feb '250
Mar '253
Apr '251
May '253
Jun '252
Jul '258
Aug '2554
Sep '251
Oct '255
Nov '251
Dec '2515
Jan '263
Feb '262

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Total visas issued
1
Latest 12 months · Papua New Guinea · F1 · April
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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
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  • Jan 2026 is 12 (80.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 13 (86.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1532
Total1532