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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: 742,318

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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
11,833
Latest 12 months · Peru · October

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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B29,024
  2. J12,034
  3. C1/D187
  4. F189
  5. A279
  6. C151

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

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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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

05K10K15K20KDec'18Jul'19Feb'20Sep'20Apr'21Nov'21Jun'22Jan'23Aug'23Mar'24Oct'24May'25Dec'25
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MonthIssuances
Dec '187,657
Jan '198,982
Feb '199,993
Mar '1910,548
Apr '198,831
May '199,377
Jun '198,391
Jul '197,099
Aug '198,175
Sep '199,509
Oct '1911,130
Nov '1911,474
Dec '199,214
Jan '2010,192
Feb '2010,123
Mar '204,777
Apr '209
May '2021
Jun '2065
Jul '20229
Aug '20352
Sep '20285
Oct '20650
Nov '202,511
Dec '203,438
Jan '212,395
Feb '211,454
Mar '212,972
Apr '215,825
May '217,590
Jun '216,561
Jul '218,257
Aug '216,320
Sep '215,974
Oct '217,148
Nov '217,612
Dec '216,230
Jan '226,137
Feb '223,632
Mar '226,402
Apr '225,432
May '226,799
Jun '227,434
Jul '223,861
Aug '227,009
Sep '225,503
Oct '227,723
Nov '227,201
Dec '225,178
Jan '239,018
Feb '235,930
Mar '2310,761
Apr '238,079
May '2310,683
Jun '2310,196
Jul '239,863
Aug '2313,853
Sep '2313,678
Oct '2313,713
Nov '2312,501
Dec '2312,383
Jan '2412,897
Feb '2412,541
Mar '249,720
Apr '2416,783
May '2414,656
Jun '248,819
Jul '2412,482
Aug '2412,229
Sep '2414,928
Oct '2412,867
Nov '248,617
Dec '2411,697
Jan '2513,138
Feb '2512,605
Mar '2515,130
Apr '2513,318
May '2511,670
Jun '2511,641
Jul '259,912
Aug '2513,075
Sep '2513,452
Oct '2511,833
Nov '2511,368
Dec '2510,700
Jan '2611,648
Feb '2610,253