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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Russia
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Russia, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026

2,650

That is 39 fewer than in January 2026 (2,689) — -1.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

-1.5% vs January 2026 (2,689)-38.6% vs February 2025 (4,318)

All published months together: 780,703

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	2,158	2,157	+0.0%+1
Transit and crew	215	200	+7.5%+15
Temporary workers	115	145	-20.7%−30
Diplomats and international organizations	75	102	-26.5%−27
Exchange visitors	51	26	+96.2%+25
Students	21	41	-48.8%−20
Fiancé(e)s and their children	13	14	-7.1%−1
Other	2	4	-50.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	2,152	2,155	-0.1%−3
C1/D	215	199	+8.0%+16
J1	50	16	+212.5%+34
G4	31	35	-11.4%−4
L2	26	27	-3.7%−1
G1	21	2	+950.0%+19
L1	18	23	-21.7%−5
O1	17	29

Russia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202547,171
20265,339

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4,557	2,689	-41.0%
February	4,318	2,650	-38.6%
March	4,744	–	–
April	4,650	–	–
May	3,688	–	–
June	3,853	–	–
July	4,041	–	–
August	4,415	–	–
September	3,824	–	–
October	3,611	–	–
November	2,780	–	–
December	2,690	–	–

When is it busy? Russia

Busiest month: February (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Russia: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	123,384
FY2018	141,566
FY2019	179,460
FY2020	85,393
FY2021	15,748
FY2022	42,846
FY2023	68,000
FY2024	59,270
FY2025	50,616
FY2026 partial	14,420

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	2,690	2,689	2,650
Total	2,690	2,689	2,650

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