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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Romania · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Romania · February 2026
2

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (5) — ▼ -60.0%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-60.0% vs January 2026 (5)▼-60.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 422

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

compared with
  • 202543
  • 20267
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Month20252026Change
January75▼ -28.6%
February52▼ -60.0%
March3––
April2––
May6––
June6––
July3––
August1––
September1––
October6––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? Romania · O1

Busiest month: October (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%
10.3%
7.0%
4.6%
7.8%
9.9%
8.4%
10.0%
8.7%
11.6%
7.4%
6.4%
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.

Romania · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.557.510Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '176
May '176
Jun '172
Jul '177
Aug '179
Sep '175
Oct '174
Nov '172
Dec '175
Jan '185
Feb '181
Mar '184
Apr '184
May '183
Jun '186
Jul '188
Aug '189
Sep '188
Oct '184
Nov '185
Dec '182
Jan '193
Feb '194
Mar '192
Apr '192
May '195
Jun '198
Jul '193
Aug '196
Sep '197
Oct '196
Nov '192
Dec '194
Jan '201
Feb '205
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '203
Nov '202
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '215
Jun '218
Jul '216
Aug '214
Sep '213
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '218
Jan '222
Feb '223
Mar '225
Apr '222
May '224
Jun '225
Jul '222
Aug '223
Sep '225
Oct '225
Nov '224
Dec '224
Jan '236
Feb '236
Mar '234
Apr '234
May '233
Jun '232
Jul '235
Aug '2310
Sep '234
Oct '237
Nov '235
Dec '230
Jan '245
Feb '243
Mar '243
Apr '244
May '244
Jun '243
Jul '247
Aug '245
Sep '248
Oct '246
Nov '244
Dec '244
Jan '257
Feb '255
Mar '253
Apr '252
May '256
Jun '256
Jul '253
Aug '251
Sep '251
Oct '256
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '265
Feb '262

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Romania · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
222% of selected
Jan 2026
556% of selected
Feb 2026
222% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (150.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 252
Total252