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Philippines · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Philippines · February 2026
17

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (13) — +30.8%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+30.8% vs January 2026 (13)+0.0% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 1,273

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Philippines · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 202613
  • Feb 202617
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (23.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 171317
Total171317
Total visas issued
215
Latest 12 months · Philippines · R1
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B292,235
  2. C1/D81,011
  3. J15,614
  4. B14,081
  5. K14,058
  6. H2B3,895

Philippines · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025227
  • 202630
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Month20252026Change
January2513 -48.0%
February1717 +0.0%
March18––
April19––
May30––
June15––
July16––
August23––
September21––
October18––
November8––
December17––

When is it busy? Philippines · R1

Busiest month: January (12.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.5%). 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.

Philippines · R1: all published months

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01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial40
2019 176
2020 34
2021 82
2022 190
2023 236
2024 258
2025 227
2026 partial30