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O1 visas issued to people from Portugal · February 2026
9

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (12) — -25.0%.

O1 visas made up 1.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.7% in January 2026).

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-25.0% vs January 2026 (12)-25.0% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 788

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Portugal · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202514
  • Jan 202612
  • Feb 20269
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (14.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (35.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 14129
Total14129
Total visas issued
132
Latest 12 months · Portugal · O1

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  1. B1/B23,441
  2. C1/D1,510
  3. F1787
  4. J1519
  5. L1414
  6. L2219

Portugal · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025138
  • 202621
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Month20252026Change
January1512 -20.0%
February129 -25.0%
March6––
April12––
May11––
June9––
July13––
August21––
September9––
October10––
November6––
December14––

When is it busy? Portugal · O1

Busiest month: December (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.0%). 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.

Portugal · O1: all published months

050100150200FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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FY2018 partial59
FY2019 86
FY2020 52
FY2021 20
FY2022 148
FY2023 114
FY2024 116
FY2025 142
FY2026 partial51