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I visas issued to people from Portugal · February 2026
13

That is 8 more than in January 2026 (5) — +160.0%.

I visas made up 2.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+160.0% vs January 2026 (5)+225.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 279

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Portugal · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 202613
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 12 (1200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1513
Total1513
Total visas issued
106
Latest 12 months · Portugal · I

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474122173–21513
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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

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

compared with
  • 202595
  • 202618
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Month20252026Change
January35 +66.7%
February413 +225.0%
March4––
April7––
May41––
June22––
July1––
August7––
September3––
October0––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? Portugal · I

Busiest month: October (22.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (0.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02550751002019partial20202021partial20222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2019 partial5
2020 18
2021 partial16
2022 30
2023 30
2024 67
2025 95
2026 partial18