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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Portugal · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Portugal · February 2026
4

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — ▼ -60.0%.

P1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-60.0% vs January 2026 (10)▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 600

Portugal · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025146
  • 202614
0255075100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1710▼ -41.2%
February84▼ -50.0%
March7––
April1––
May3––
June0––
July3––
August9––
September82––
October8––
November5––
December3––

When is it busy? Portugal · P1

Busiest month: September (16.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.5%
10.1%
7.9%
3.4%
4.8%
6.2%
5.1%
8.5%
16.7%
9.0%
5.9%
8.0%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1710
Apr '172
May '177
Jun '177
Jul '173
Aug '179
Sep '173
Oct '176
Nov '171
Dec '1712
Jan '186
Feb '184
Mar '188
Apr '182
May '182
Jun '188
Jul '184
Aug '187
Sep '186
Oct '184
Nov '187
Dec '186
Jan '196
Feb '194
Mar '195
Apr '191
May '196
Jun '192
Jul '193
Aug '197
Sep '1914
Oct '196
Nov '191
Dec '195
Jan '2010
Feb '207
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '212
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '211
Sep '212
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '214
Jan '222
Feb '228
Mar '225
Apr '222
May '223
Jun '225
Jul '227
Aug '2210
Sep '227
Oct '222
Nov '223
Dec '223
Jan '239
Feb '232
Mar '234
Apr '233
May '233
Jun '237
Jul '237
Aug '233
Sep '238
Oct '2315
Nov '237
Dec '238
Jan '2412
Feb '249
Mar '246
Apr '243
May '247
Jun '249
Jul '245
Aug '246
Sep '249
Oct '249
Nov '245
Dec '245
Jan '2517
Feb '258
Mar '257
Apr '251
May '253
Jun '250
Jul '253
Aug '259
Sep '2582
Oct '258
Nov '255
Dec '253
Jan '2610
Feb '264

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Total visas issued
10
Latest 12 months · Portugal · P1 · January
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Portugal · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
318% of selected
Jan 2026
1059% of selected
Feb 2026
424% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (233.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 3104
Total3104