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

Visas issued to people from Peru · February 2026
10,253

That is 1,395 fewer than in January 2026 (11,648) — -12.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
-12.0% vs January 2026 (11,648)-18.7% vs February 2025 (12,605)

All published months together: 762,592

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Peru · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202510,700
  • Jan 202611,648
  • Feb 202610,253
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  • Jan 2026 is 948 (8.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 447 (4.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 10,70011,64810,253
Total10,70011,64810,253
Total visas issued
15,130
Latest 12 months · Peru · March
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B214,231
  2. H2A165
  3. C1/D152
  4. F1125
  5. J1113
  6. B157

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
Visitors9,64510,958 -12.0%−1,313
Temporary workers260247 +5.3%+13
Transit and crew154161 -4.3%−7
Exchange visitors77118 -34.7%−41
Students6273 -15.1%−11
Diplomats and international organizations3464 -46.9%−30
Fiancé(e)s and their children1216 -25.0%−4
Other911 -18.2%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B29,60410,881 -11.7%−1,277
H2A166139 +19.4%+27
C1/D142143 -0.7%−1
J174113 -34.5%−39
F15570 -21.4%−15
B14077 -48.1%−37
L22818 +55.6%+10
L12220 +10.0%+2
H1B1925 -24.0%−6
G41716 +6.3%+1
A21228 -57.1%−16
K11213 -7.7%−1
C1610 -40.0%−4
C368 -25.0%−2
H466 +0.0%+0
I64 +50.0%+2
A1511 -54.5%−6
F241 +300.0%+3
O241 +300.0%+3
J235 -40.0%−2
P134 -25.0%−1
O133 +0.0%+0
M132 +50.0%+1
E231 +200.0%+2
R124 -50.0%−2
H2B22 +0.0%+0
T315 -80.0%−4
O314 -75.0%−3
T212 -50.0%−1
BBBCC10new+1
E110new+1
U310new+1
P3017 -100.0%−17
G205 -100.0%−5
G103 -100.0%−3
K203 -100.0%−3
P402 -100.0%−2
G501 -100.0%−1
R201 -100.0%−1

Peru: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025147,842
  • 202621,901
05K10K15K20KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January13,13811,648 -11.3%
February12,60510,253 -18.7%
March15,130––
April13,318––
May11,670––
June11,641––
July9,912––
August13,075––
September13,452––
October11,833––
November11,368––
December10,700––

When is it busy? Peru

Busiest month: January (10.8% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.7%). 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.

Peru: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050K100K150K200KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 108,836
FY2020 57,871
FY2021 53,947
FY2022 73,199
FY2023 112,163
FY2024 153,652
FY2025 147,122
FY2026 partial55,802