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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%.

Quick view · February 2026
+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
174
Latest 12 months · Papua New Guinea · April
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2136
  2. A29
  3. F25
  4. G25
  5. A14
  6. L24

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.

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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: all published months

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MonthIssuances
Oct '1876
Nov '18103
Dec '1859
Jan '1968
Feb '1945
Mar '19112
Apr '1968
May '1998
Jun '1971
Jul '19291
Aug '19177
Sep '19119
Oct '1988
Nov '1944
Dec '1974
Jan '2050
Feb '2047
Mar '2017
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '206
Jul '202
Aug '209
Sep '207
Oct '209
Nov '204
Dec '207
Jan '218
Feb '213
Mar '216
Apr '217
May '2111
Jun '2113
Jul '2126
Aug '2132
Sep '2160
Oct '2118
Nov '2115
Dec '2125
Jan '2249
Feb '2234
Mar '2220
Apr '2248
May '2269
Jun '22156
Jul '2265
Aug '2296
Sep '2284
Oct '2247
Nov '2258
Dec '2225
Jan '2368
Feb '2376
Mar '2384
Apr '2376
May '23150
Jun '2364
Jul '23154
Aug '23103
Sep '23108
Oct '2380
Nov '23100
Dec '2357
Jan '2438
Feb '2496
Mar '2485
Apr '2491
May '24189
Jun '24102
Jul '24222
Aug '24172
Sep '24136
Oct '2498
Nov '2464
Dec '2448
Jan '2558
Feb '2579
Mar '2587
Apr '25174
May '25155
Jun '25111
Jul '2596
Aug '25120
Sep '2574
Oct '2562
Nov '2557
Dec '2551
Jan '2640
Feb '2664