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F1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026
14

That is 22 fewer than in January 2026 (36) — -61.1%.

F1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-61.1% vs January 2026 (36)-66.7% vs February 2025 (42)

All published months together: 19,607

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Russia · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202571
  • Jan 202636
  • Feb 202614
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  • Jan 2026 is 35 (49.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 57 (80.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 713614
Total713614
Total visas issued
1,769
Latest 12 months · Russia · F1
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B232,985
  2. C1/D3,136
  3. F11,769
  4. A2988
  5. J1753
  6. L2502

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

compared with
  • 20251,835
  • 202650
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January7436 -51.4%
February4214 -66.7%
March60––
April97––
May273––
June324––
July415––
August346––
September73––
October22––
November38––
December71––

When is it busy? Russia · F1

Busiest month: August (18.3% of a typical year). Quietest: February (3.6%). 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.

Russia · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 4,828
FY2020 1,296
FY2021 2,492
FY2022 3,121
FY2023 2,994
FY2024 2,723
FY2025 1,972
FY2026 partial181