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Portugal · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Portugal · February 2026
15

That is 44 fewer than in January 2026 (59) — -74.6%.

F1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-74.6% vs January 2026 (59)+25.0% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 4,647

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Portugal · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202597
  • Jan 202659
  • Feb 202615
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  • Jan 2026 is 38 (39.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 82 (84.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 975915
Total975915
Total visas issued
787
Latest 12 months · Portugal · F1
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  1. B1/B23,441
  2. C1/D1,510
  3. F1787
  4. J1519
  5. L1414
  6. L2219

Portugal · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025783
  • 202674
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Month20252026Change
January5859 +1.7%
February1215 +25.0%
March11––
April30––
May70––
June72––
July264––
August113––
September23––
October18––
November15––
December97––

When is it busy? Portugal · F1

Busiest month: July (30.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.9%). 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 · F1: all published months

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02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial85
2019 463
2020 274
2021 724
2022 656
2023 822
2024 766
2025 783
2026 partial74